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polymerase

 [pah-lim´er-ās]
an enzyme that catalyzes polymerization.
polymerase chain reaction a rapid technique for in vitro amplification of specific DNA or RNA sequences, allowing small quantities of short sequences to be analyzed without cloning.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

PCR

Abbreviation for polymerase chain reaction.
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PCR

abbr.
polymerase chain reaction
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PCR

Polymerase chain reaction, see there.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

PCR

Abbreviation for multiplex polymerase chain reaction; polymerase chain reaction.

PCr

Abbreviation for phosphocreatine.
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PCR

Abbrev. for POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

PCR

see POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

A test performed to evaluate false-negative results to the ELISA and Western blot tests. In PCR testing, numerous copies of a gene are made by separating the two strands of DNA containing the gene segment, marking its location, using DNA polymerase to make a copy, and then continuously replicating the copies. The amplification of gene sequences that are associated with HIV allows for detection of the virus by this method.
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PCR

Abbreviation for polymerase chain reaction.
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