How Does PCR work?

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Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is a widely used molecular biology technique to amplify DNA.

Here are the basic steps involved in a typical PCR reaction:

1. Denaturation
2. Annealing
3. Extension
4. Amplification
5. Final Extension
6. Cooling

Here is a video showing each step in detail:

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR): DNA Amplification

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