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polymerase chain reaction
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PCR is the process in which a DNA polymerase is used to amplify a piece of DNA by in vitro enzymatic replication. As PCR progresses, the DNA thus generated is itself used as a template for replication. This sets in motion a chain reaction in which the DNA template is exponentially amplified.
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polymerase chain reaction
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PCR
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polymerase chain reaction
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Opisthorchis viverrini: Detection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in human stool samples. Exp Parasitol. 2008 Sep 9. PMID: 18805413
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Subclass of:
- enzymatic amplification
- has_specified_output some PCR product
- achieves_planned_objective some material transformation objective
- realizes some (
synthesizing function and
inheres in some DNA polymerase complex) - has_specified_input some deoxyribonucleic acid
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