Preferred Name | polymerase chain reaction | |
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PCR is the process in which a DNA polymerase is used to amplify a piece of DNA by in vitro enzymatic replication. As PCR progresses, the DNA thus generated is itself used as a template for replication. This sets in motion a chain reaction in which the DNA template is exponentially amplified. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0000415 |
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PCR |
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adapted from wikipedai |
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polymerase chain reaction |
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Opisthorchis viverrini: Detection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in human stool samples. Exp Parasitol. 2008 Sep 9. PMID: 18805413 |
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polymerase chain reaction |
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OBI:0000415 |
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polymerase chain reaction |
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OBI Plan |
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textual definition |
PCR is the process in which a DNA polymerase is used to amplify a piece of DNA by in vitro enzymatic replication. As PCR progresses, the DNA thus generated is itself used as a template for replication. This sets in motion a chain reaction in which the DNA template is exponentially amplified. |
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