Why must DNA fragments be denatured during the polymerase chain reaction?

A) Taq polymerase breaks down when heated.
B) The repeated gene sequences are not present in double-stranded DNA.
C) The primer must bind to a single-stranded template to synthesize double-stranded DNA.
D) VNTRs have DNA sequences that vary in number.


C

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