Reverse Transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) uses reverse transcriptase to make DNA copies from mRNA. mRNA makes cDNA transcripts that are then amplified in PCR to amplify DNA. 

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- Reverse Transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR)
- Quantitative PCR (qPCR)

PCR Variation

Messenger RNA (mRNA) is one product of transcription. It has the genetic information needed to synthesize proteins during translation.

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Reverse Transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR)

Quantitative PCR (qPCR) is also known as real-time PCR. This is a quantitative PCR technique because it can measure the amount of double stranded DNA during the PCR reaction. From this reaction, it's possible to quantify the original DNA sequence. 

Quantitative PCR (qPCR)

Codons are three basepairs or triplets of mRNA nucleotides. There are 64 possible combinations of codons.

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