gene amplification
noun Genetics.
an increase in the frequency of replication of a DNA segment.
such an increase induced by a polymerase chain reaction.
Origin of gene amplification
First recorded in 1970–75
Also called genetic amplification, DNA amplification.
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gene amplification
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PCR, polymerase chain reaction, can be considered a type of man-made gene amplification process.
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