polymerase chain
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpolymeraseandchain
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polymerase
noun[U]
uk/pəˈlɪ.mər.eɪz/us/pəˈlɪ.mər.eɪs/
an enzyme (= a chemical substance produced by living cells) that causes the production of a polymer (= a chemical substance consisting of large molecules made from many smaller and simpler ...
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chain
noun
uk/tʃeɪn/us/tʃeɪn/
a series of things of the same type connected in a line, or a series of people standing in ...
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A rapidpolymerasechainreactionbased assay characterizing rhizosphere populations of 2,4diacetylphloroglucinol-producing bacteria.
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Rapid detection and typing of dengue virus from clinical samples by using reverse transcriptasepolymerasechainreaction.
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A study of 82 carcinomas using a combination of mutant-enrichedpolymerasechainreaction analysis and allele-specific oligonucleotide hybridization.
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Detection and quantitative characterization of artificial extra peaks followingpolymerasechainreaction amplification of 14 short tandem repeat systems used in forensic investigations.
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These primers generated 93 marker bands which were scorable in at least two out of three separatepolymerasechainreactions.
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Virologic features of an astrovirus diarrhea outbreak in a day care centre revealed by reverse transcriptionpolymerasechainreaction.
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Polymerasechainreaction primers were used as sequencing primers.
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Polymerasechainreaction amplification using primers for the vector showed inserts of various sizes.
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Direct measurements of the mutation rate using thepolymerasechainreaction in a pedigree analysis of tens of thousands of individuals do not contradict this value.
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Polymerasechainreaction amplicons were electrophoresed and detected as described above for amplification fragment length polymorphism analysis.
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Modern diagnostic technology, notablypolymerasechainreaction and nucleic acid sequencing, has greatly expanded our capacity to identify infectious agents.
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Polymerasechainreaction-based isolation of this region from the four target species was achieved.
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Comparison of reverse transcriptionpolymerasechainreaction, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and virus isolation for the routine diagnosis of foot-andmouth disease.
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Polymerasechainreactions were carried out in a total volume of 25 l for each primer.
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The ongoing search for genes whose expression in this system changes in response to drugs has included, most productively, the technique known as differential displaypolymerasechainreaction.
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