Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)? A techique for the cyclic amplification of DNA segments by thermostable DNA polymerase. Following heat denaturation of the DNA, oligonucleotide primers complementary to flanking regions are annealed and extended, resulting in the synthesis of replicate

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