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qPCR

qPCR noun: a quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Noun

qPCR (plural qPCRs)

  1. A quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
    • Similar experiments in humans have been hampered because so far very few anti-human V_β (hV_β) monoclonal antibodies are available, although some important data have been generated with a labor-intensive quantitative polymerase chain reaction (QPCR).1991 October 1, Yongwon Choi, “A Method for Production of Antibodies to Human T-Cell Receptor β-Chain Variable Regions”, in PNAS, volume 88, number 19, page 8357
    • Quantitative or Real-Time PCR Real-time PCR, also called qPCR, is known as the second generation of PCR because it could be used to amplify and simultaneously quantify several target DNA molecules.2014, Luis M. Botana, Seafood and Freshwater Toxins: Pharmacology, Physiology, and Detection, Third Edition

Forms of qPCR

pluralqPCRs

Questions about qPCR

What does qPCR mean?
QPCR means a quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
What part of speech is qPCR?
QPCR is a noun.
What is the plural of qPCR?
The plural of qPCR is qPCRs.

Words near qPCR in the dictionary

  1. QOTD
  2. QP
  3. QPA
  4. QPAs
  5. QPC
  6. qPCR
  7. qPCRs
  8. QPCs
  9. QPF
  10. QPM
  11. QPMs

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