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Which step in PCR (polymerase chain reaction) is responsible for opening and unwinding the DNA strand to be analyzed?

A) binding
B) elongation
C) denaturation
D) annealing

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Denaturing. This step occurs at around 95C. This causes the double strand Helix to spectate
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