What is a primer pair?

A primer pair in genomics is a short, single-stranded DNA sequence that identifies a unique part of the genome. After hybridization, the target will be amplified, resulting in billions of copies in a PCR test. Primers are also used in various PCR, DNA sequencing, and other experimental processes.

​What is PCR?

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the basic laboratory technique for rapidly amplifying millions to billions of copies of a specific segment of DNA invented in 1983 by Kary Banks Mullis.

What is Real-time PCR?

The real-time PCR or quantitative PCR (qPCR) are methods to detect & quantify nucleic acids in cells, with 2 basic approaches: dye-based & probe-based. The reverse transcription real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) is used to detect & quantify RNA.

​​​​​​​What is DNA Sequencing?

DNA sequencing is a molecular technique to determine the exact sequence of nucleotides, or bases, in a DNA molecule.