polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
The analytical process by which targeted segments of DNA are replicated during repetitive cycles of heating to denaturation, and cooling to anneal primer oligonucleotides and extend DNA sequences to enhance detection of DNA fragments.
Committee
Wildlife Forensic Biology
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB 048 Wildlife Forensic DNA Standard Procedures. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2019.
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