pcr test (polymerase chain reaction test)

  • 1Polymerase chain reaction — PCR redirects here. For other uses, see PCR (disambiguation). A strip of eight PCR tubes, each containing a 100 μl reaction mixture The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a scientific technique in molecular biology to amplify a single or a… …

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  • 2Multiplex polymerase chain reaction — (Multiplex PCR) is a modification of polymerase chain reaction in order to rapidly detect deletions or duplications in a large gene. This process amplifies genomic DNA samples using multiple primers and a temperature mediated DNA polymerase in a… …

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  • 3History of polymerase chain reaction — (This article assumes familiarity with the terms and components used in the PCR process.) The history of the Polymerase Chain Reaction (or PCR) has variously been described as a classic Eureka! moment [http://nobelprize.org/nobel… …

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  • 4PCR (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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  • 5Polymerase 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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  • 6Reaction, 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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  • 7PCR food testing — is the engagement of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technologies for the testing of food for the presence or absence of human pathogens, such as E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria, etc. PCR test results offers faster, more accurate test result data… …

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  • 8reaction — 1. The response of a muscle or other living tissue or organism to a stimulus. 2. The color change effected in litmus and certain other organic pigments by contact with substances such as acids or alkalies; also the property that such substances… …

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  • 9Applications of PCR — This page assumes familiarity with the terms and components used in the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) process. The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) has found widespread application in many areas of genetic analysis. This is a list of some of… …

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  • 10HIV test — Randall L. Tobias, former U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, being publicly tested for HIV in Ethiopia in an effort to reduce the stigma of being tested.[1] HIV tests are used to detect the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus …

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