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Question
Expand the Given and mention one application of each:
PCR
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Solution
PCR- Polymerase chain reaction is a technique in molecular biology to amplify a gene or a piece of DNA to obtain its several copies. Each cycle of PCR has three steps:
a. Cenaturation
b. Primer annealing
c. Extension of primers
Use - It is extensively used in the process of gene manipulation.
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