Biology · Principles and Processes in Biotechnology

In the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), if 30 successive cycles are completed starting from a single duplex template, approximately how many DNA molecules are generated?

1. \( 1 \times 10^6 \) (1 million)
2. \( 1 \times 10^9 \) (1 billion)
3. \( 1 \times 10^{12} \) (1 trillion)
4. \( 30 \times 10^3 \)