Which of the following steps is catalysed by Taq DNA polymerase in PCR reaction?
A
Denaturation of template DNA
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B
Annealing of primers to template DNA
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C
Extension of primer
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D
Rejoining of template DNA.
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Solution
The correct option is CExtension of primer Taq DNA polymerase extends the primers using the nucleotides provided in the reaction and the genomic DNA as template