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Why are two primers necessary for pcr amplification to work?

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Answer:Two primers are utilized, one for each of the complementary single strands of DNA released during denaturation. The forward primer attaches to the start codon of the template DNA (the anti-sense strand), while the reverse primer attaches to the stop codon of the complementary strand of DNA (the sense strand).

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