Wednesday, 8 January 2020

dna - Why do you need primers in PCR?



I have read that DNA polymerase requires a primer to bind to the DNA, but I am confused as to why this is the case. When DNA undergoes replication in the cell, there are no primers in the nucleus. Why are they needed in PCR?


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