Term info
database cross reference
- SNOMEDCT:258066000
- NCIt:C17003
- MeSH:D016133
IAO 0000111
polymerase chain reaction
IAO 0000118
PCR
IAO 0000119
adapted from wikipedai
definition
PCR is the process in which a DNA polymerase is used to amplify a piece of DNA by in vitro enzymatic replication. As PCR progresses, the DNA thus generated is itself used as a template for replication. This sets in motion a chain reaction in which the DNA template is exponentially amplified.
example of usage
Opisthorchis viverrini: Detection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in human stool samples. Exp Parasitol. 2008 Sep 9. PMID: 18805413
has curation status
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000123
has exact synonym
polymerase chain reaction
term editor
OBI Plan, OBI Consortium