Test Your Knowledge of PCR's Applications

How much do you know about PCR's broad range of uses? Take this quiz to find out.

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* 1. Which is NOT an application PCR can be used for?

Agricultural development

Genotyping

Stability testing

Paternity testing

Vaccine development

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* 2. True or False. While scientists can employ PCR to amplify DNA for paternity testing, the baby must be born for this DNA to be obtained.

True

False

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* 3. In what decade was PCR first used in the forensics field?

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

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* 4. What can PCR help detect and quantify during agricultural development?

Pathogens

Single-stranded DNA viruses

Double-stranded DNA viruses

Genetically modified content

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* 5. True or False. PCR can detect genetic material from both viruses and inherited diseases.

True

False