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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is an in vitro technique to produce many copies of DNA.

Definitions in the literature

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• Laboratory method that mass-produces copies of a specific section of DNA [1].
• A technique used to replicate a fragment of DNA so as to produce many copies of a particular DNA sequence [2].