About Lesson
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
- DNA size can be amplified using PCR
- PCR allows an extremely large no. of copies to be synthesized.
It consists of the following steps:
a) Denaturation
b) Primer annealing
c) Elongation
Application of PCR
a) Cloning
b) Sequencing
c) Creating Specific mutation
d) Medical diagnosis
e) Forensic medicine