You want to determine whether a person has a certain mutant gene.The process involves using a primer and a heat-stable DNA polymerase.This process is
A)translation.
B)restriction mapping.
C)transformation.
D)PCR.
E)site-directed mutagenesis.

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The process described is PCR (polymerase chain reaction) which uses a primer and heat-stable DNA polymerase to amplify a specific region of DNA, making it useful for detecting specific genes or mutations. Translation involves the conversion of mRNA into protein, restriction mapping involves identifying restriction enzyme recognition sites in DNA samples, transformation involves the uptake of foreign DNA by bacterial cells, and site-directed mutagenesis involves intentional introduction of specific mutations into a DNA sequence.

You Want to Determine Whether a Person Has a Certain