{"wikiid":423608,"langid":"en","namespace":"CATEGORY","title":"PCR","revisionid":1214857,"contents_raw":"== Background and Identification ==\n\nPolymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is the practice of rapidly producing millions to billions of a particular strand of DNA, in order to have quantities sufficient for study. This tactic is used often in medicine when doing any kind of genetic screening, be it [https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tissue_typing|tissue typing] for organ match testing or [https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Preimplantation_genetic_diagnosis|preimplantation genetic diagnosis]. It is also widely used in the study of infectious diseases, as the technique allows for bacteria and viruses to be widely replicated for study. The process typically relies on [https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thermal_cycler|thermal cycling] in order to allow for many different temperature dependent reactions to take place. As such, devices pertaining to PCR are usually capable of heating and cooling a solution to precise temperatures.\n\n== Additional Information ==\n\n* [https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polymerase_chain_reaction|Wikipedia - Polymerase Chain Reaction]\n* [https:\/\/www.genome.gov\/about-genomics\/fact-sheets\/Polymerase-Chain-Reaction-Fact-Sheet|National Human Genome Research Institute - PCR Fact Sheet]","contents_json":{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Background and Identification"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is the practice of rapidly producing millions to billions of a particular strand of DNA, in order to have quantities sufficient for study. This tactic is used often in medicine when doing any kind of genetic screening, be it "},{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tissue_typing","target":false}}],"text":"tissue typing"},{"type":"text","text":" for organ match testing or "},{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Preimplantation_genetic_diagnosis","target":false}}],"text":"preimplantation genetic diagnosis"},{"type":"text","text":". It is also widely used in the study of infectious diseases, as the technique allows for bacteria and viruses to be widely replicated for study. The process typically relies on "},{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thermal_cycler","target":false}}],"text":"thermal cycling"},{"type":"text","text":" in order to allow for many different temperature dependent reactions to take place. As such, devices pertaining to PCR are usually capable of heating and cooling a solution to precise temperatures."}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Additional Information"}]},{"type":"bulletList","attrs":[],"content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polymerase_chain_reaction","target":false}}],"text":"Wikipedia - Polymerase Chain Reaction"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/www.genome.gov\/about-genomics\/fact-sheets\/Polymerase-Chain-Reaction-Fact-Sheet","target":false}}],"text":"National Human Genome Research Institute - PCR Fact Sheet"}]}]}]}]},"contents_rendered":"
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Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is the practice of rapidly producing millions to billions of a particular strand of DNA, in order to have quantities sufficient for study. This tactic is used often in medicine when doing any kind of genetic screening, be it tissue typing<\/a> for organ match testing or preimplantation genetic diagnosis<\/a>. It is also widely used in the study of infectious diseases, as the technique allows for bacteria and viruses to be widely replicated for study. The process typically relies on thermal cycling<\/a> in order to allow for many different temperature dependent reactions to take place. As such, devices pertaining to PCR are usually capable of heating and cooling a solution to precise temperatures.<\/p>\n\n

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