PCR, qPCR, & DNA Amplification

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RT-qPCR: Definition, Applications, & Industry Uses

November 22, 2022

RT-qPCR: Definition, Applications, & Industry Uses

RT-qPCR: Overview The development of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) brought Kary Mullis a Nobel prize in chemistry in 1992. The high-throughput technique has revolutionized research in molecular biol...

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dUTP: Definition, Applications, & Industry Uses

November 22, 2022

PCR, qPCR, & DNA Amplification

dUTP: Definition, Applications, & Industry Uses

dUTP: Overview Deoxynucleotide triphosphates (dNTPs) are the building blocks of the DNA molecules, the genetic material of most organisms. It includes dATP, dTTP, dGTP, dCTP, and dUTP. During DNA repl...

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Ribonucleotide: Definition, Overview, & Applications

September 27, 2022

PCR, qPCR, & DNA Amplification

Ribonucleotide: Definition, Overview, & Applications

Ribonucleotide Overview Nucleotides are the building blocks of nucleic acids — one of the four essential groups of biomolecules among proteins, carbohydrates, and amino acids. The basic skeleton...

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cDNA Synthesis: Overview & Applications

August 31, 2022

PCR, qPCR, & DNA Amplification

cDNA Synthesis: Overview & Applications

cDNA Synthesis: Overview cDNA synthesis is a process of producing complementary DNA (cDNA) by reverse transcription. The process utilizes mRNA or miRNA as a template, reverse transcriptase enzyme, and...

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Deoxynucleotide Triphosphates (dNTP): Definition & Overview

April 20, 2022

PCR, qPCR, & DNA Amplification

Deoxynucleotide Triphosphates (dNTP): Definition & Overview

What Is dNTP? Nucleoside triphosphate is a biomolecule involved in building nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). Structurally, they contain nitrogenous bases bound to a ribose sugar and three phosphates. And,...

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What Is Deoxyguanosine Triphosphate (dGTP)?

February 15, 2022

PCR, qPCR, & DNA Amplification

What Is Deoxyguanosine Triphosphate (dGTP)?

What is dGTP? Deoxyguanosine triphosphate (dGTP) is a nucleotide with a purine base (guanine), deoxyribose sugar, and three phosphate groups. It’s one of the four dNTPs (deoxynucleoside triphosphate) ...