Definition of polymerase chain reaction in English:
polymerase chain reaction
noun
Biochemistry
A method of making multiple copies of a DNA sequence, involving repeated reactions with a polymerase.
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Example sentencesExamples
The y gene region was subsequently amplified by the polymerase chain reaction.
Sequences were amplified via the polymerase chain reaction.
Our editorial did not state that we perform or advocate reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction in blood.
The new technologies virtually negate the need for examinations, and urine testing by polymerase chain reaction or ligase chain reaction is as effective as conventional testing.
The major advance in ancient DNA analysis was the development of the polymerase chain reaction.