Which of the following molecular components would be present in a DNA sequencing reaction by the chain termination method, but not in a PCR reaction to amplify a particular gene?

a. dideoxynucleotides
b. a DNA polymerase
c. template DNA
d. deoxynucleotides
e. at least one DNA primer


Ans: a

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