Concept information
Preferred term
reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction
Definition
- Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is a laboratory technique combining reverse transcription of RNA into DNA (in this context called complementary DNA or cDNA) and amplification of specific DNA targets using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). It is primarily used to measure the amount of a specific RNA. (Wikipedia)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
- reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction
- RT-PCR
Creator
- Patricia Fener
In other languages
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/C0X-ZKV8QHSL-T
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