Preferred Name | Polymerase Chain Reaction | |
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PCR |
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The process in which a DNA polymerase is used to amplify a piece of DNA by in vitro enzymatic replication. As the process 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/SCDO_0000913 |
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curator note |
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database cross reference |
OBI:0000415 |
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definition |
The process in which a DNA polymerase is used to amplify a piece of DNA by in vitro enzymatic replication. As the process 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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hasExactSynonym |
PCR |
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SCDO:0000913 |
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prefLabel |
Polymerase Chain Reaction |
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rdfs:label |
Polymerase Chain Reaction |
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skos:prefLabel |
Polymerase Chain Reaction |
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