What are the Applications of PCR?

1.	What are the Applications of PCR?
Answer» Applications of PCR : (1) Cloning a gene encoding a known protein (2) Amplifying 'old DNA' (3) Amplifying cloned DNA from vectors (4) Creating mutations in cloned genes (5) Rapid amplification of cDNA ends - RACE (6) Detecting bacterial or viral infection AIDs infection Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (7) Cancer Detecting mutations that occur in cancer and monitoring cancer therapy. Determining if a patient is free of malignant cells (8) Genetic diagnosis a. Diagnosing inherited disorders b. Diagnosing cancer c. Blood group typing d. Prenatal diagnosis

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Applications of PCR :

(1) Cloning a gene encoding a known protein

(2) Amplifying 'old DNA'

(3) Amplifying cloned DNA from vectors

(4) Creating mutations in cloned genes

(5) Rapid amplification of cDNA ends - RACE

(6) Detecting bacterial or viral infection

(7) Cancer Detecting mutations that occur in cancer and monitoring cancer therapy. Determining if a patient is free of malignant cells

(8) Genetic diagnosis

a. Diagnosing inherited disorders

b. Diagnosing cancer

c. Blood group typing

d. Prenatal diagnosis

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