Sometimes called "molecular photocopying," the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a fast and

inexpensive technique used to "amplify" - copy - small segments of DNA. Because significant
amounts of a sample of DNA are necessary for molecular and genetic analyses, studies of
isolated pieces of DNA are nearly impossible without PCR amplification.

Once amplified, the DNA produced by PCR can be used in many different laboratory
procedures. For example, most mapping techniques in the Human Genome Project (HGP)
relied on PCR.

PCR is also valuable in a number of laboratory and clinical techniques, including DNA
fingerprinting, detection of bacteria or viruses (particularly AIDS), and diagnosis of genetic
disorders.
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a common laboratory technique used to make many copies
(millions or billions!) of a particular region of DNA. This DNA region can be anything the
experimenter is interested in. For example, it might be a gene whose function a researcher
wants to understand, or a genetic marker used by forensic scientists to match crime scene DNA
with suspects.
Typically, the goal of PCR is to make enough of the target DNA region that it can be analyzed or
used in some other way. For instance, DNA amplified by PCR may be sent for sequencing,
visualized by gel electrophoresis, or cloned into a plasmid for further experiments.

https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/Polymerase-Chain-Reaction-Fact-
Sheet#:~:text=PCR%20is%20also%20valuable%20in,in%20many%20different%20laboratory
%20procedures.

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ap-biology/gene-expression-and-regulation/biotechnology/a/
polymerase-chain-reaction-pcr#:~:text=Typically%2C%20the%20goal%20of%20PCR,a%20plasmid%20for
%20further%20experiments.

https://info.gbiosciences.com/blog/bid/172095/polymerase-chain-reaction-what-importance-does-it-
hold