BIOS 390 Week 1 LAB 1

BIOS 390 Week 1 LAB 1

BIOS 390 Week 1 LAB 1

BIOS 390 Week 1 LAB 1 LAB 1: Polymerase chain reaction Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a laboratory technique used to increase, or make many copies of, a specific target region of DNA in vitro. The goal of PCR is to make enough of the target DNA region that it can be analyzed or used in some other way. For example, DNA amplified by PCR may be sent for sequencing, visualized by gel electrophoresis, or cloned into a plasmid for further experiments. PCR requires a DNA polymerase enzyme tha...