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#Question id: 18701


PCR (polymerase chain reaction) is an excellent method of generating copies of target DNA. If a single piece of double stranded DNA (dsDNA) is put into a PCR machine, how many dsDNA segments will there be after 3 rounds?

#SCPH01 Biochemistry
  1. 8 segments, with the 2 original strands paired
  2. 8 segments, with the 2 original strands on different segments
  3. 16 segments, with 2 original strands on different segments
  4. 16 segments, with the 2 original strands paired