Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction

**Semantic type:** Molecular Biology Research Technique

**Definition:** A laboratory procedure in which an RNA strand is first transcribed into a DNA complement and then subjected to PCR amplification. Transcribing an RNA strand into a DNA complement is termed reverse transcription and is done by the enzyme reverse transcriptase.

**Synonyms:** - REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE PCR - RT-PCR - RT-PCR - RT-PCR - RT-PCR - Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction