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Protocols

PCR & Real-Time QPCR

Description:
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is a method for amplifying a DNA base sequence using a heat-stable polymerase and two 20-base primers. One complementary is attached to the postive strand to be amplified and the other complementary is attached to the negative strand. Because the newly synthesized DNA strands can subsequently serve as additional templates for the same primer sequences, successive rounds of primer annealing, strand elongation and dissociation produce rapid and highly specific amplifications of the desired sequence. PCR can also be used to detect the existence of the defined sequence in a DNA sample.

Methods:
Reverse Transcription Protocol (step before PCR)
Real-Time PCR Protocol
Classic PCR Protocol

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