Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has advanced an understanding of systematics because it allows
a. for analysis of morphological traits.
b. for analysis of small amounts of DNA from dried museum specimens and some fossils.
c. for the reconstruction of entire individuals from a small amount of DNA.
d. for the reconstruction of entire individuals from a small amount of RNA.
e. for the analysis of an entire genome from a small fragment of the genome.
B
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