How does Taq Polymerase know when to stop DNA synthesis

Subject: How does Taq Polymerase know when to stop DNA synthesis

Date: Thu Dec 3 14:47:17 1998
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Topic: Polymerase Chain Reaction-->I know that primers are used 
to "tell" the Taq polymerase where to start but if you don't have 
a stop signal wouldn't it amplify the rest of the DNA, too.  How 
do you specify the region that you do want to amplify.

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