pcr (polymerase chain reaction)

  • 31polymerase chain reaction — The first practical system for in vitro amplification of DNA, and as such one of the most important recent developments in molecular biology. Two synthetic oligonucleotide primers, which are complementary to two regions of the target DNA (one for …

    Dictionary of molecular biology

  • 32Polymerase Chain Reaction — Po|ly|me|ra|se Chain Re|ac|ti|on [pɔ lɪməreɪz tʃeɪn rɪ ækʃn; engl. = Polymerase Kettenreaktion]: svw. ↑ PCR …

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  • 33polymerase chain reaction — pol′ymerase chain′ reac tion n. lab the laboratory production of numerous copies of a gene by separating the two strands of the DNA containing the gene segment, marking its location with a primer, and using a DNA polymerase to assemble a copy… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 34polymerase chain reaction — noun Date: 1987 an in vitro technique for rapidly synthesizing large quantities of a given DNA segment that involves separating the DNA into its two complementary strands, using DNA polymerase to synthesize two stranded DNA from each single… …

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  • 35polymerase 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) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 36polymerase 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… …

    Glossary of Biotechnology

  • 37polymerase chain reaction — noun : an in vitro technique for rapidly synthesizing large quantitites of a given DNA segment that involves separating the DNA into its two complementary strands, binding a primer to each strand at the end of the segment where synthesis will… …

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  • 38Polymerase Chain Reaction —   See PCR …

    Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

  • 39Immuno-Polymerase Chain Reaction — Immuno PCR (Immuno Polymerase Kettenreaktion) (IPCR) ist eine Methode zur Erkennung von Antigenen. Dabei wird ein bestimmtes DNA Molekül als Marker verwendet. Methode Die Technik der Immuno PCR (IPCR) wurde 1992 von Sano und Mitarbeitern in einem …

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  • 40PCR — (polymerase chain reaction) laboratory technique used to replicate segments of DNA by repeatedly splitting the DNA strands and duplicating them with a DNA polymerase enzyme (Molecular Biology) …

    English contemporary dictionary