What is polymerase chain reaction 8 Articles

by Janet Grischy

Polymerase chain reaction, PCR, is a technique used to quickly increase the size of a DNA sample. It is used in medicine to help diagnose infections and hereditary diseases. In genetic research, it amplifies the part of th...read more

by Carolyn Lee

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a revolutionary molecular biology technique that is currently used in a wide array of medical and biological laboratories for a variety of applications. Introduced in 1983 by Kary Mullis,...read more

by Perry McCarney

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the process used by all those investigating DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), from any source, to produce a sufficiently large sample for the purposes of their investigation, if they only have...read more

by Debbie Luyo

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR ) is a technique that utilizes the enzyme DNA polymerase for making copies of a gene, gene fragment, or specific DNA or RNA sequence. DNA polymerase is the enzyme that catalyzes replication a...read more

by David Wright

The polymerase chain reaction, commonly known as PCR is a molecular biology technique that is used in order to amplify the copy number of DNA in a sample. The basic principle involves using the cellular machinery of a cell...read more

by Alicia M Prater PhD

The polymerase chain reaction, PCR, is the amplification of a sequence of DNA using the cell's own system of DNA replication. Geneticists and medical researchers use PCR to determine if certain genes are present in a DNA s...read more

by Aubrey Chen

The power of PCR (polymerase chain reaction) cannot be underestimated. Used in molecular biology as a technique for amplifying DNA, it has revolutionized the way biology is done in the lab. Prior to PCR, if a researcher wa...read more

by Brian Chen

PCR, or polymerase chain reaction, is a process used to amplify DNA. Working in a molecular biology company, we constantly use PCR to amplify DNA needed to study. The process is not complex, but is rather time-consuming....read more