Sentence examples for the polymerase from inspiring English sources
noun
Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of RNA or DNA respectively as a template.
The polymerase chain reaction, which we were discussing earlier, is actually very simple.
The polymerase tests detect and amplify genetic material from the patient.
Parts of the polymerase chain reaction business are growing even faster, said Eric Schmidt, an analyst with SG Cowen.
Newer laboratory techniques based on DNA, like the polymerase chain reaction, have allowed more rapid detection of microbes.
Enzymes will split the blood cells, discard the carbohydrates and leave only pathogen proteins or DNA, which will be amplified by the polymerase chain reaction.
What is P.C.R.? A. The polymerase chain reaction is this procedure that amplifies a piece of DNA so that it can be visualized and manipulated.
Because light can penetrate only a tiny distance past the hole, it creates a spotlight on just the polymerase and the base being added.
In 1993, Applied Biosystems was acquired by Perkin-Elmer, the old-line scientific instrument company in Norwalk, Conn., that had rights to the polymerase technology.
1983 Kary Mullis develops the polymerase chain reaction P.C.R., which allows scientists to generate billions of copies of a DNA strand in a matter of hours.
Forensic investigators decided to re-examine evidence compiled years before with the help of two new modes of DNA analysis: the polymerase chain reaction (P.C.R).
Sales of enzymes for the polymerase chain reaction totaled about $100 million, she said, adding that more than 25 companies had agreed to pay royalties.
