polymerase chain reaction

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polymerase chain reaction

noun polymerase chain reactions

  1. A technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample; used in genetic fingerprinting etc.

    Similar: PCR

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noun technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample

Españolreacción en cadena de la polimerasa
한국어중합효소 연쇄 반응 junghaphyoso yeonswae baneung
日本語ポリメラーゼ連鎖反応
中文聚合酶鏈式反應 /聚合酶链式反应 jùhéméi liàn shì fǎnyìng
हिन्दीपॉलिमरेज शृंखला अभिक्रिया pŏlimrej śŕṅkhlā abhikriyā
Portuguêsreacção em cadeia da polimerase
Françaisréaction en chaîne par polymérase
DeutschPolymerasekettenreaktion
Italianoreazione a catena della polimerasi
Ελληνικάαλυσιδωτή αντίδραση πολυμεράσης alysidotí antídrasi polymerásis
Românăreacție de polimerizare în lanț
Русскийполимера́зная цепна́я реа́кция polimeráznaja cepnája reákcija

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@misc{polymerase_chain_reaction_2026,
  title = {polymerase chain reaction},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polymerase%20chain%20reaction},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}