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The polymerase chain reaction (pcr) is most comparable to what cellular process?

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Answer: DNA replication

The polymerase chain reaction or PCR is a process similar to the DNA replication but using the machinery of heat-resistant bacteria, resulting in millions of copies of a specific sequence of DNA. That sequence can later be seen through electrophoresis. Both the PCR and the DNA replication of the cell lead to copies of DNA template.