real time polymerase chain reaction assay (Assay Type)

Synonyms:kinetic polymerase chain reaction, Q-PCR, qPCR, quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction

Description:An assay, based on the PCR, that amplifies and simultaneously quantifies a specific DNA molecule based on the use of complementary probes/primers. It enables both detection and quantification (as absolute number of copies or relative amount when normalized to DNA input or additional normalizing genes) of one or more specific sequences in a DNA sample.