Dictionary definition: polymerase chain reaction

Article: Use of Polymerase Chain Reaction to Diagnose ...
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine;  February 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... conventional diagnostics compared to polymerase chain reaction applied to samples obtained at arthroscopy ... assessment of caseating granulomas vs polymerase chain reaction. Results.-Polymerase chain reaction was positive in all cases of true ...

Article: Polymerase Chain Reaction
Genetics;      700+ words ...Polymerase Chain Reaction The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a laboratory technique for "amplifying ... of a single target DNA sequence. This is called a polymerase chain reaction because DNA polymerase catalyzes a chain reaction ...

Article: Rapid detection of Salmonella in water samples by multiplex ...
Water Environment Research;  July 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... species in water samples using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique is described in ... 2001). KEYWORDS: Water analysis, polymerase chain reaction, multiplex polymerase chain reaction, etiological agents, genetic diversity ...

Article: Comparison of Real-Time Polymerase Chain ...
Military Medicine;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... plasmid-based sequences, were studied with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods. In the present study, a method ... conventional culture methods, conventional potymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods, and quantitative real-time ...

Article: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
World of Microbiology and Immunology;      700+ words ...Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) PCR (polymerase chain reaction) is a technique in which cycles of denaturation, annealing with primer, and extension with DNA polymerase, are used to amplify the number of copies of a target DNA sequence by ...

Article: PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)
World of Forensic Science;      700+ words ...PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) PCR, or polymerase chain reaction, is a biochemical technique that can generate millions of copies of a template strand of DNA . The technique relies on the same enzymes that cells use to replicate DNA, however ...

Article: Research results from J. Mano and colleagues update understanding ...
Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week;  May 17, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... developed a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-multiplex ligase ... Japan report (see also Polymerase Chain Reaction). "Seven recombinant ... Coupled with Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction. Journal of Agricultural ...