Chapter 21.1, Problem 3CC

Summary Introduction

To explain: The reason that primers used in PCR bind specifically to the primer-annealing sites.

Introduction: PCR stands for “Polymerase Chain Reaction”. It is a widely used technique in the field of molecular biology. It is used to make a number of exact copies of a single DNA. PCR was developed by a scientist named Kary Mullis. The basic requirements of a PCR technique are primers (forward and reverse), deoxynucleoside triphosphates and Taq polymerase.