In 1993, Ka'ry Mullis won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his invention of the PCR process.

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In 1993, Ka'ry Mullis won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his invention of the PCR process. Describe the three steps in each cycle of a PCR reaction. Why was the discovery of a thermostable DNA polymerase (e.g., Taq polymerase) so important for the development of PCR?

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Molecular Cell Biology

ISBN: 978-1429234139

7th edition

Authors: Harvey Lodish, Arnold Berk, Chris A. Kaiser, Monty Krieger, Anthony Bretscher, Hidde Ploegh, Angelika Amon, Matthew P. Scott

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