thermal cycler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A laboratory device in which a polymerase chain reaction is carried out repeatedly in cycles which in turn amplifies the sample DNA segments. The instrument contains a thermal block which contains the DNA samples and can precisely control the internal temperature.

Word forms

thermal cycler thermal cyclers
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