See Also: DNA amplification(health)
amplification(dictionary)
Amplification, DNA(health)
Amplification(health)
DNA amplification(medicine)
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Gene amplification(health)
genetic amplification(medicine)
Whole-genome amplification (WGA)(health)

Amplification, DNA (health)


"The production of multiple copies of a sequence of DNA. Repeated copying of a piece of DNA. DNA amplification plays a role in cancer cells. A tumor cell amplifies, or copies, DNA segments as a result of cell signals and sometimes environmental events. Amplification can occur in vivo (in the living individual) or in vitro (literally ""in glass"", or in a plastic vessel in the laboratory)."