Khan Academy: Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr)

This video walks you through the steps of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR). [9:53]

Learn how a standard lab technique, polymerase chain reaction, amplifies a single or several copies of a piece of DNA. [0:55]

A technique used to amplify, or make many copies of, a specific target region of DNA.

Introduction to PCR (polymerase chain reaction). [9:53]

An interactive, self-paced lesson on polymerase chain reaction. Students read information and watch descriptive animations to aid in understanding. A self-check quiz follows the activity.

Just when things get heated up, they cool down again! Using an animation, a video presentation demonstrates the process of polymerase chain reaction. A narrator describes the temperature changes and the process that ensues as...

See how a polymerase chain reaction can produce millions of copies of a specific DNA sequence in a short period of time.

Definition of reaction rate, and examples of calculating the average rate of reaction. [9:09]

Students explore how PCR works through various activities. In this biology lesson plan, students explain how PCR generate copies of DNA. They simulate the process using an online interactive website.

An example of how to use the integrated rate law to solve for time and concentration. Understand how to calculate the half-life for a first-order reaction. [10:15]