Biotechnology

AP Biology· difficulty 4/5

Starting from one DNA molecule, after 25 PCR cycles the theoretical maximum number of double-stranded copies is

A
$2^{24} \approx 1.7 \times 10^7$
B
$25 \times 2 = 50$
C
$2^{25} \approx 3.4 \times 10^7$
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D
$25^2 = 625$

Explanation

N = N_0 \\cdot 2^n

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