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The polymerase chain reaction is a technique used for

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amplification of DNA

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amplification of enzymes

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amplification of proteins

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all of these

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Polymerase chain reaction is a technique used for amplication of DNA fragments. Its amplification cycle involve three steps-denaturation, annealing and polymerisation which are repeated for 'n' cycles.
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