Bodas de plata de la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR)

Silver anniversary of the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Invenciones verdaderamente revolucionarias han promovido el cambio de pensamiento y la manera de trabajar en el ámbito del laboratorio. Una de estas invenciones es la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa, la cual ha aportado de manera significativa al conocimiento científico. Las diferentes metodologías que aplican la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa han permitido a los investigadores manipular la información genética de los organismos, facilitando procedimientos como la clonación y la secuenciación, entre otros, lo cual agilizó significativamente los resultados del Proyecto Genoma Humano. Existe diversidad de variantes de la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa convencional. Este escrito tiene por objetivo presentar una revisión sobre el tema, especialmente sobre la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa en tiempo real, debido a las ventajas que ofrece.

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74. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22490/24629448.397