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Which of the following is not required in PCR?

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Which of the following is not required in PCR?

A

DNA primer

B

DNA template

C

RNA primer

D

Taq polymerase

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DNA primer is not required for a PCR reaction.

The reason for RNA primers to be used in PCR is the non availability of DNA primers. The RNA primers complimentary to the cellular DNA are easily synthesized by the DNA Primase enzyme which is nothing but RNA polymerase just like mRNA.

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Question Text	Which of the following is not required in PCR?
Answer Type	Text solution:1
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