PCR

abbreviation for

1. polymerase chain reaction: a technique for rapidly producing many copies of a fragment of DNA for diagnostic or research purposes

PCR

1. A laboratory technique that can amplify the amount of DNA from a tiny sample to a large amount within just a few hours. Theoretically, PCR can take one molecule and produce measurable amounts of identical DNA in a short period of time. It is used in DNA fingerprinting and DNA sequencing .

Notes

An enzyme used in this process was originally found in bacteria in hot springs.

Example Sentences

Figures are still regularly published on the number of recorded coronavirus cases across the UK, from PCR and lateral flow tests.

From BBC

The new PCR test enables the detection of the mpox DNA taken from skin lesion swabs.

From BBC

Figures are still regularly published on the number of recorded coronavirus cases across the UK, from PCR and lateral flow tests.

From BBC

In a media statement, the CDC said “viral sequencing from this cluster is reported to contain a deletion in a specific part of the genome that might impact how well the CDC clade I PCR test works.”

From Salon

Figures are still regularly published on the number of recorded coronavirus cases across the UK, from PCR and lateral flow tests.

From BBC