WGU Biochemistry Final Review| 225 Questions With 100 % Correct Answers | Verified | 11o pages

1. The polymerase chain reaction is a tool used to study protein structure. True False - False Feedback PCR is a tool used to amplify a specific segment of DNA. What color is the primer in the following diagram? Red Purple Blue - Red Feedback Recall from the section on DNA replication that DNA polymerase needs a primer to begin DNA synthesis. This requirement means the primers will direct the DNA polymerase to only synthesize complementary strands of the target DNA. (Note: In DNA replication, the primers are RNA primers, while PCR generally uses DNA primers because they are more stable.) dNTPs are DNA nucleotides used in PCR. True False - True Feedback dNTPs stands for deoxynucleotide triphosphates, which are the nucleotides used in DNA synthesis.