Abstract
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been a powerful molecular biology tool since the mid-1980s. Millions of copies of specific sequence regions of DNA can be generated to allow the study of these regions. Fields that use this technology range from forensics to the experimental study of human biology. Standards for performing PCR and information tools to help design PCR protocols aid in successful implementation of PCR.
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McKinzie, P.B., Myers, M.B. (2023). A Brief Practical Guide to PCR. In: Myers, M.B., Schandl, C.A. (eds) Clinical Applications of Nucleic Acid Amplification. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2621. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2950-5_1
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