PCR

abbreviation for

1. polymerase chain reaction: a technique for rapidly producing many copies of a fragment of DNA for diagnostic or research purposes

PCR

1. A laboratory technique that can amplify the amount of DNA from a tiny sample to a large amount within just a few hours. Theoretically, PCR can take one molecule and produce measurable amounts of identical DNA in a short period of time. It is used in DNA fingerprinting and DNA sequencing .

Notes

An enzyme used in this process was originally found in bacteria in hot springs.

Example Sentences

Obama did authorize sending kits for a diagnostic Ebola test called the EZ1 Real-Time RT-PCR Assay.

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The PCR has a similar pyramidal structure, the topmost organs being self-selecting and self-perpetuating.

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Direction of the country's economy is highly centralized and rigidly controlled by the PCR.

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Individual and group participation in the political process was limited to the forms and means permitted by the PCR.

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In the late 1960s the PCR was disturbed by the extent to which abstract art had blossomed despite party disapproval.

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In addition to the broad program of the academy, the PCR also maintains other ideological training institutions.

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