PCR Definition

abbreviation
Polymerase chain reaction.
Webster's New World
Stands for polymerase chain reaction, the newest (at this writing) method of DNA analysis. Using PCR technique, it is possible to analyze a biological specimen that is one-tenth the size of that required for the older RFLP method. It also gives quicker results, but the analysis is not as discriminating as RFLP.
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PCR Sentence Examples

  • A phosphide, PCr, is known; it burns in oxygen forming the phosphate.

  • The PCR test, or polymerase chain reaction test, is a relatively new technique in microbiology utilizing DNA.

  • Newer molecular and cellular diagnostic testing, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), allows the molecular genetic analysis of tumors.

  • Another type of test looks for the presence of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) which identifies the specific chemical character of the antigen in its DNA, according to a 2001 study in Veterinary Ophthalmology.

  • Joint; then, by the principles of statics, - - the component of the resistance normal to the joint is CP=CR.cos PCR;

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