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1. If you started a PCR protocol with 10 double-stranded molecules of DNA, how many double-stranded...

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1. If you started a PCR protocol with 10 double-strandedmolecules of DNA, how many double-stranded molecules of the productwould you have after 5 cycles of PCR?

2. What is the purpose of using DNA polymerase from Thermusaquaticus for the polymerase chain reaction rather than a DNApolymerase from a better characterized bacterium such as E.coli?

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1 The number of doublestranded DNA pieces is doubled in each cycle of PCR If a PCR starts with 1 molecule of ds DNA the after one cycle they will be 2 after 2 cycles they will be 4 so that after n cycles the product will be 2n A single    See Answer
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