polymerase chain reaction
Acronym: PCR
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sometimes called molecular photocopying, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a fast and inexpensive technique used to amplify - copy - small segments of DNA. Because significant amounts of a sample of DNA are necessary for molecular and genetic analyses, studies of isolated pieces of DNA are nearly impossible without PCR amplification |
Invasive alien species assessment | National Human Genome Research Institute, 2020 |