Q. Consider the following statement about PCR I. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is a technique of synthesizing multiple copies of the desired gene in $vitro$ II. This technique was developed by Kary Mullis in 1985 III. A single PCR amplification cycle involves three basic steps; denaturation, annealing and extension Which of the statement given above are correct?
A) I and II
B) I and III
C) II and III
D) I, II and III
Explanation
The Polymerase Chain Reaction or PCR, as it is commonly called, was originally invented by Kary Mulllis in 1985. Kary Mulllis shared the Nobel Prize with Michael Smith in Chemistry in 1993. PCR is best defined as the DNA replication in vitro. A single PCR amplification cycle involves three basis steps; denaturation, annealing and extension (polymerization)
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