arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction
McGraw-Hill Science & Technology Dictionary:
Top
arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction
(′ar·bə¦trer·ə·lē ¦prīmd pə¦lim·ə′rās ′chān rē′ak·shən)
(cell and molecular biology) A deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) fingerprinting technique in which one short arbitrary primer is used to amplify multiple DNA fragments of different length, which yield a fingerprint after separation in gel electrophoresis. Also known as random amplification.
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
McGraw-Hill Science & Technology Dictionary
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. Copyright © 2003, 1994, 1989, 1984, 1978, 1976, 1974 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Read more