Which statement about the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is FALSE?
A) DNA amplified by PCR can be cloned.
B) DNA amplification is linear in magnitude.
C) Newly synthesized DNA must be heat-denatured before the next round of DNA synthesis begins.
D) The boundaries of the amplified DNA segment are determined by the synthetic oligonucleotides used to prime DNA synthesis.
E) The technique is sufficiently sensitive that DNA sequences can be amplified from a single animal or human hair.

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DNA amplification by PCR is exponential, not linear. Each round of amplification roughly doubles the amount of DNA, resulting in an exponential increase in the final product.

Which Statement About the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Is FALSE