also: ピーシーアールほう
polymerase chain reaction; PCR
Technical term in molecular biology for amplifying DNA sequences.
The polymerase chain reaction method is used to amplify specific regions of DNA.
PCR has made it possible to analyze even trace amounts of DNA.
PCR is the English acronym commonly used in Japanese scientific contexts; ポリメラーゼ連鎖反応法 is the full Japanese term.
Standard technical term for polymerase chain reaction method.
Common abbreviation using the English acronym PCR.
From English 'polymerase chain reaction' plus Japanese 法 (method).