molecular chain

  • 71polymerase chain reaction (PCR) — Laboratory technique used to make numerous copies of specific DNA segments quickly and accurately. These are needed for various experiments and procedures in molecular biology, forensic analysis (DNA fingerprinting), evolutionary biology (to… …

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  • 72polymerase chain reaction — noun a technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample; used in genetic fingerprinting etc …

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  • 73PCR (polymerase chain reaction) — A key technique in molecular genetics that permits the analysis of any short sequence of DNA (or RNA) without having to clone it. PCR is used to amplify selected sections of DNA, something that used to be done in bacteria, a process that took… …

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  • 74Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) — A key technique in molecular genetics that permits the analysis of any short sequence of DNA (or RNA) without having to clone it. PCR is used to amplify selected sections of DNA, something that used to be done in bacteria, a process that took… …

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  • 75Reaction, polymerase chain (PCR) — A key technique in molecular genetics that permits the analysis of any short sequence of DNA (or RNA) without having to clone it. PCR is used to amplify selected sections of DNA, something that used to be done in bacteria, a process that took… …

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  • 76polymerase chain reaction — (PCR) a technique of molecular genetics in which a particular sequence of DNA can be isolated and amplified sufficiently to enable genetic analysis. The technique may be utilized in the course of preimplantation diagnosis of genetic disorders… …

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  • 77polymerase chain reaction — laboratory technique used to replicate segments of DNA by repeatedly splitting the DNA strands and duplicating them with a DNA polymerase enzyme, PCR (Molecular Biology) …

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  • 78polymerase chain reaction — PCR a technique of molecular genetics in which a particular sequence of DNA can be isolated and amplified sufficiently to enable genetic analysis. The technique may be utilized, for example, in the identification of viruses in tissue samples, e.g …

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  • 79polymerase chain reaction — Abbreviation: PCR A widespread molecular biology procedure that allows the production of multiple copies (amplification) of a specific DNA sequence, provided that the base pair sequence of each end of the target is known. It involves multiple… …

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  • 80industrial polymers, major — Introduction       chemical compounds used in the manufacture of synthetic industrial materials.       In the commercial production of plastics, elastomers, man made fibres, adhesives, and surface coatings, a tremendous variety of polymers are… …

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