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'Deoxycytidine triphosphate' ('dCTP') is a cytidine nucleotide triphosphate that is used whenever DNA is synthesized, such as in the polymerase chain reaction.
e.g.:
A chemical equation can be written that represents the process:
: (DNA)_n + dCTP ↔ (DNA)_n-C + PP_i
That is, dCTP has the PP_i (pyrophosphate) cleaved off and the dCMP is incorporated into the DNA strand at the 3' end.
Subsequent hydrolysis of the PP_i drives the equilibrium of the reaction toward the right side, ie. incorporation of the nucleotide in the growing DNA chain.
It is stored at -20 degrees Celsius.

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★ DNA Replication