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Review
. 1989 Jun;5(6):185-9.
doi: 10.1016/0168-9525(89)90073-5.

The polymerase chain reaction

T J White, N Arnheim, H A Erlich
Review

The polymerase chain reaction

T J White et al. Trends Genet. 1989 Jun.

Abstract

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a powerful new method for 'in vitro cloning'. It can selectively amplify a single molecule of template DNA several millionfold in a few hours and has made possible new approaches to problems in molecular genetics, evolutionary biology, and development.

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