Which risk increases when a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) thermocycler's annealing temperature is below the optimum for primer binding?

💡 Explanation

Non-specific amplification increases because a lower annealing temperature allows primers to bind to sites with imperfect matches facilitating unintended DNA synthesis by the polymerase. Therefore, non-specific products form, rather than only amplifying the target sequence under optimal conditions.

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