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Efficiency of DNA replication in the polymerase chain reaction

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Stolovitzky, Gustavo, Cecchi, Guillermo·1996·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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A detailed quantitative kinetic model for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is developed, which allows us to predict the probability of replication of a DNA molecule in terms of the physical parameters involved in the system. The important issue of the determination of the number of PCR cycles during which this probability can be considered to be a constant is solved within the framework of the model. New phenomena of multimodality and scaling behavior in the distribution of the number of molecules after a given number of PCR cycles are presented. The relevance of the model for quantitative PCR is discussed, and a novel quantitative PCR technique is proposed.

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  • PCR is an exponential process, so small random variations early on in amplification can have a large impact on distribution.

    “PCR is an exponential process, so small random variations early on in amplification can have a large impact on distribution18–24.”

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Authors
Stolovitzky, G., & Cecchi, G.
Affiliations
Rockefeller University (US)
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
1996-11-12
Volume
93
Issue
23
Pages
12947-12952
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W2004803703
Cited by
112
References
23
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FWCI
0.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Mathematical Physics › Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics
Keywords
PCR, DNA replication, kinetic model, PCR cycle number, multimodality, scaling behavior, real-time PCR
MeSH terms
DNA Replication, Kinetics, Models, Theoretical, Probability, Time Factors, Reproducibility of Results, Polymerase Chain Reaction

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