Repeated PCR cycles can amplify a DNA segment to roughly what number of copies?
AAbout a thousand copies
BAbout a billion copies
CAbout a million copies
DAbout a hundred copies
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. About a billion copies
Repeating replication many times can amplify the segment about a billion times.
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