MEK, a dual-specificity protein kinase

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The partially hybridized primers may become extended by the DNA polymerase and are amplified; sometimes this may monopolize the PCR .

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The two primers used in a PCR reaction have identical Tm for successful and specific amplification. 

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The efficiency of amplification declines with an increase in the length of the target sequence.

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Efficiency of PCR is affected by primer length; it declines if the primers used for PCR arc too long.

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The annealing temperature has a marked influence on PCR efficiency; a temperature higher than the ideal annealing temperature reduces PCR efficiency.

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Primer sequence also· affects PCR efficiency. For example, if the primers used for PCR have complementary regions, primer dimers will be formed, and PCR efficiency will markedly decline.