The reason for using Taq polymerase for PCR is that A) it is heat stable and can

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camila

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on: Jul 3, 2013

The reason for using Taq polymerase for PCR is that
A) it is heat stable and can withstand the temperature changes of the cycler.
B) only minute amounts are needed for each cycle of PCR.
C) it binds more readily than other polymerases to primer.
D) it has regions that are complementary to primers.

Jesse_J

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Reply #1 on: Jul 4, 2013

It's definitely A, good luck with the rest.

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camila

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Reply #2 on: Jul 9, 2013

Thanks

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Author Question: The reason for using Taq polymerase for PCR is that A) it is heat stable and can (Read 454 times)

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The reason for using Taq polymerase for PCR is that A) it is heat stable and can

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