polymerase chain reaction

Synonyms:
  • PCR
German: Polymerase-Kettenreaktion
Japanese: ポリメラーゼ連鎖反応

Molecular genetics. In vitro method for producing large amounts of specific DNA fragments allowing small quantities of short sequences to be analyzed. It is used for disease diagnosis, genetic testing, DNA sequencing, and evolutionary biology.

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