WHAT IS RT PCR

What is RTPCR or What is Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

Swab for coronavirus

This is one of the technique used to detect presence of covid 19 virus in sample

RT PCR full form ?

:- Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction ( RT PCR )

Now let's focus on what rt pcr mean

First let's clear “what is TRANSCRIPTION”

Transcription :- ( in layman language )
it is biological process of converting DNA to RNA

Now when this process is reversed then it is called as reverse transcription

REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION :- Process of converting RNA to DNA is called as “REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION”

Now hope you got the meaning of RT in RTPCR

now let's get to known about PCR

So
what is PCR ?
Or
What is polymerase chain reaction ?

(In layman language )
It's just process of amplification, this process is used to amplify the DNA .

Once it is amplified then sample is tested for virus

This is all about RTPCR technique used for detection of COVID-19 Virus in sample