1. PCR - Noun
2. PCR - Verb
(molecular biology) Initialism of polymerase chain reaction.
(medicine) Initialism of protein/creatinine ratio.
PCR (third-person singular simple present PCRs, present participle PCRing, simple past and past participle PCRed)
To perform a polymerase chain reaction.
PCr
(biochemistry) Abbreviation of phosphocreatine.
PCR made it easier to see that certain people are infected with HIV. Kary Mullis
After DuPont lost out to Roche on that sale, the company unsuccessfully disputed Mullis's patent on the alleged grounds that PCR had been previously described in 1971. Source: Internet
After a suitable period of time, the elite medical planners will change the way the PCR test is done. Source: Internet
Additionally, the specificity of the PCR fragments can mutate to the template DNA, due to nonspecific binding of primers. Source: Internet
“All have so far tested negative and the health officials are currently awaiting results of PCR samples,” said a health official who confirmed that the 3 are males who came to Grenada to engage in specialised work for different companies. Source: Internet
Amplification and quantification of DNA seeAlso Because PCR amplifies the regions of DNA that it targets, PCR can be used to analyze extremely small amounts of sample. Source: Internet