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Describe the roles of heat , primers and the bacterium Thermus aquaticus in the process of PCR.

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(i) Heat : To denature or separation of DNA into two strands.
(ii) Thermus aquaticus : Amplification is achieved by DNA polymerase isolated form bacteria thermus qauaticus, which remain active dursig high temperature induced desaturation of double stranded DNA.
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