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asked Feb 7, 2022 in Genetic Engineering by Charlotte (118k points)

A megaprimer method is a ____ stage approach and uses _____ oligonucleotide primers.

(a) two, two

(b) two, three

(c) one, two

(d) one, three

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My question is taken from Mutagenesis using PCR and Recovery of Mutated Sequences in chapter Modifications and Mutagenesis of Genetic Engineering

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answered Feb 9, 2022 by Noah (693k points)
selected Sep 18, 2022 by Charlotte

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The correct choice is (b) two, three

Easiest explanation: A megaprimer method is an approach of carrying out mutagenesis by using PCR. It is a two stage approach and uses three oligonucleotide primers.

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