thermal cycler

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounthermal cycler (plural thermal cyclers)

plural thermal cyclers

  1. biologyA 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.

Translations

Finnish termosykleri, PCR-laite
  • termosyklerilaboratory device
  • PCR-laitelaboratory device
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