PCR Overview Lifted from various powerpoint presentations on the internet
PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) Invented by Dr. Kary Mullis in 1983 In vitro amplification of specific DNA fragment Uses two oligonucleotide primers complementary to opposite strands of a duplex DNA. Taq DNA polymerase –Thermus aquaticus Thermostable polymerases
Invented by Kary Mullis Mullis and Faloona, Specific synthesis of DNA in vitro via a polymerase-catalyzed chain reaction. Nobel Prize 1993
PCR DNA replication of a desired region of the genome in a test tube.
Templates for PCR
Determine your target region
PCR Animation
PCR strip tubes
Thermal Cycler
Gel Electrophoresis