Polymerase chain reaction method

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021539",
  "term": "Polymerase chain reaction method",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Polymerase Chain Reaction Method",
  "definition": "1. A method in which a target DNA sequence is preferentially replicated from a mixture of non-target sequences.\n\n2. Laboratory technique used to make multiple copies of a segment of DNA. PCR is very precise and can be used to amplify, or copy, a specific DNA target from a mixture of DNA molecules.",
  "abbreviation": "PCR Method",
  "subject": "Research",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from EPA Microbial Source Tracking Guide Document EPA /600/R-05/064 June 2005 at http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/pubs",
    "EPA 815-B-04-001; EPA/600/R-18/164; Environmental Sampling and Analytical Methods (ESAM) Program Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/polymerase-chain-reaction-method/"
}