After repeated PCR cycles, the gene of interest can be amplified to ap…

Question

After repeated PCR cycles, the gene of interest can be amplified to approximately:

Accepted Answer

D. ~10⁹ copies (1 billion) in ~30 cycles

Each cycle doubles the target → **2ⁿ copies after n cycles**.
After ~30 cycles: ~2³⁰ ≈ **10⁹ (~1 billion) copies** — enough to clone, sequence, or use directly.
Your syllabus explicitly states this.

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~100 copies

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~10⁶ copies

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~10²⁰ copies

After repeated PCR cycles, the gene of interest can be amplified to approximately:

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