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Question

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplifies DNA following the equation.

Options

A.$N^{2}$
B.$2^{n}$
C.$2n + 1$
D.$2{\text{ }N}^{2}$

Solution

PCR i.e., polymerase chain reaction amplifies DNA as per the equation $2^{n}$, where ' $n$ ' refers to number of cycles. Thus, say, if 3 PCR cycles will run, then $2^{3}$ i.e., $2 \times 2 \times 2 \Rightarrow 8$ DNA fragments will be formed.

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