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Eddi Din [679]
3 years ago
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Archaeologists unearthed a human skull with a small dried fragment of the scalp still attached. They extracted a tiny amount of

DNA from the scalp tissue. How could they obtain sufficient DNA for an analysis of the ancient human's genes?
A. Subject the DNA to electrophoresis.
B. Use a nucleic acid probe.
C. Subject the specimen to amniocentesis.
D. Use the polymerase chain reaction.
E. Subject the DNA to restriction enzymes.
Biology
1 answer:
fomenos3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

D. Use the polymerase chain reaction

Explanation:

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a molecular technique used to make multiple copies or amplify  a particular DNA sample. This enables scientist conduct thorough genetic analysis on minute sample of DNA, simply by amplifying it to a large quantity.

The PCR machine is usually used to amplify DNA fragment. The DNA fragments undergo three major steps successively: denaturation, annealing and elongation

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