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BotanyNEET 2025Processes: cloning, PCR, bioreactors

Biotechnology: Principles and Processes

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

  1. A.N2N^2
  2. B.2n2^n✓
  3. C.2n+12n + 1
  4. D.2N22N^2

Solution

Each PCR cycle doubles the target, so after nn cycles there are 2n2^n copies — about a billion after 30 cycles.

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