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Palaeontologists unearthed a human skull during excavation. A small fragment of the scalp tissue was still attached to it . Only little DNA could be extracted from it . It the genes of the ancient man need to be analysed the best way of getting sufficient amount of DNA from this extract is :

A

hybridising the DNA with a DNA probe

B

subjecting the DNA to gel electrophoresis

C

Subjecting the DNA to polymerase chain reaction

D

treating the DNA with restriction endonucleases

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