Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 7.6, Problem 3TQ
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The methods used for preventing amplification of wrong DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) during PCR (polymerase chain reaction) technique.
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A method that is widely used in the field of molecular biology to synthesize several copies of a determined DNA segment is known as polymerase chain reaction. Millions of copies can be generated from a DNA sample in a short period of time. This technique was given by Kary Mulis in 1983.
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