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polymerase chain reaction

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample; used in genetic fingerprinting etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: molecular biology

Topics: biology, chemistry, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences, sciences

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41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: polimerase kettingreaksiemetode — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Armenian: պոլիմերազային շղթայական ռեակցիա (polimerazayin šġtʻayakan ṙeakcʻia) — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Asturian: reaición en cadena de la polimerasa — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Azerbaijani: polimeraz zəncir reaksiyası — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Bengali: পলিমারেজ শৃঙ্খল বিক্রিয়া (polimarej sriṅkhol bikriẏa) — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Bulgarian: полимеразна верижна реакция (polimerazna verižna reakcija) — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Catalan: reacció en cadena de la polimerasa — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Chinese Mandarin: 聚合酶鏈式反應 /聚合酶链式反应 (jùhéméi liàn shì fǎnyìng) — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Czech: polymerázová řetězová reakce — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Dutch: polymerasekettingreactie — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Estonian: polümeraasi ahelreaktsioon — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Finnish: polymeraasiketjureaktio — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • French: réaction en chaîne par polymérase — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Galician: reacción en cadea da polimerase — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Georgian: პოლიმერაზული ჯაჭვური რეაქცია (ṗolimerazuli ǯač̣vuri reakcia) — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • German: Polymerasekettenreaktion — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Greek: αλυσιδωτή αντίδραση πολυμεράσης (alysidotí antídrasi polymerásis) — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Hindi: पॉलिमरेज शृंखला अभिक्रिया (pŏlimrej śŕṅkhlā abhikriyā) — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Hungarian: polimeráz-láncreakció — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Indonesian: reaksi berantai polimerase — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Irish: imoibriú slabhrúil polaiméaráise — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Italian: reazione a catena della polimerasi — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Japanese: ポリメラーゼ連鎖反応 — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Kazakh: полимеразды тізбекті реакция (polimerazdy tızbektı reaksiä) — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Korean: 중합효소 연쇄 반응 (junghaphyoso yeonswae baneung) — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Latvian: polimerāzes ķēdes reakcija — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Lithuanian: polimerazinė grandininė reakcija — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Mongolian: полимеразын гинжин урвал (polimerazyn ginžin urval) — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Persian: واکنش زنجیرهای پلیمراز — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Polish: reakcja łańcuchowa polimerazy — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Portuguese: reacção em cadeia da polimerase — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Romanian: reacție de polimerizare în lanț — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Russian: полимера́зная цепна́я реа́кция (polimeráznaja cepnája reákcija) — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Serbo-Croatian: lančana reakcija polimeraze — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Slovak: polymerázová reťazová reakcia — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Slovene: verižna reakcija s polimerazo — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Spanish: reacción en cadena de la polimerasa — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Tamil: பாலிமரேசு தொடர் வினை (pālimarēcu toṭar viṉai) — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Thai: ปฏิกิริยาลูกโซ่พอลิเมอเรส — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Turkish: polimeraz zincir reaksiyonu — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample
  • Ukrainian: полімеразна ланцюгова реакція (polimerazna lancjuhova reakcija) — technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample