polymerase chain reaction
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nounDefinition of POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION
: an in vitro technique for rapidly synthesizing large quantities of a given DNA segment that involves separating the DNA into its two complementary strands, using DNA polymerase to synthesize two-stranded DNA from each single strand, and repeating the process —abbreviation PCR
First Known Use of POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION
1987
polymerase chain reaction
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION
: an in vitro technique for rapidly synthesizing large quantities of a given DNA segment that involves separating the DNA into its two complementary strands, binding a primer to each single strand at the end of the given DNA segment where synthesis will start, using DNA polymerase to synthesize two-stranded DNA from each single strand, and repeating the process—abbreviation PCR
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