Look up: Amplification

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   Amplification
   An increase in the copy number of plasmid in a bacterial cell or culture.
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   amplification
   [n] - the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input 2. [n] - addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail 3. [n] - (electricity) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
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   Amplification
   An increasing of signal strength.
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   Amplification
   ElectronicsAmplifiers are used to provide a number of functions:Increase or attenuate magnitude of a physical quantity.Transform signals from one physical variable to another (e.g. charge tovoltage).Remove DC biases.Provide impedance matching. Care should be taken to ensure:Linearity.Satisfactory frequency response.Satisfactory 'slew rate' i.e. res...
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   Amplification
   The application of an amplifier.
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   Amplification
   Amplification: Making multiple copies of a gene or of any sequence of DNA. Repeated copying of a piece of DNA. In amplification there is an increase in the number of copies of any particular piece of DNA. Gene amplification plays a role in cancer cells. A tumor cell amplifies, or copies, DNA segments as a result of cell signals and sometimes enviro ...
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   amplification
   the ratio between the output signal variations and the control signal variations(for analogue devices only) Category: Physics • the increase in magnitude of an electrical signal in transmission from one point to another Category: Electrical engineering and energy • excess Na + activates a transporter that exchanges Na + for Ca 2+; internal positive charges activate voltage-...
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   Amplification
   Am`pli·fi·ca'tion noun [ Latin amplificatio .] 1. The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension. 2. (Rhet.) The enlarging of a simple statement by particularity of description, the use of epithets, etc., for rhetorical effect; diffuse narrative or description, or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject. « Exaggeration is a specie ...
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   amplification
   <molecular biology> An increase in the number of copies of a specific DNA fragment, can be in vivo or in vitro. ... See: cloning, polymerase chain reaction. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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    amplification
    noun the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
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    Amplification
    `Amplification` may refer to: *The operation of an amplifier, a natural or artificial device intended to make a signal stronger. *Amplification (rhetoric), a figure of speech that adds importance to increase its rhetorical effect. * Amplification (psychology) in which physical symptoms are affected by psychological state. *Amplification (molecular biology), a mechanism leading to multiple copies of a chromosomal region within a chromosome arm. *...
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    amplification
    (am″plĭ-fĭ-ka´shәn) the act or result of increasing in number, size, power, or other variable, such as the increase of an auditory or visual stimulus as a means of improving its perception. DNA amplification an in vitro nucleic acid amplification technique in w...
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    Amplification
    • (n.) The enlarging of a simple statement by particularity of description, the use of epithets, etc., for rhetorical effect; diffuse narrative or description, or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject. • (n.) The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension. • (n.) The matter by which a statement is...
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    amplification
    (from the article `cancer`) Gene amplification is another type of chromosomal abnormality exhibited by some human tumours. It involves an increase in the number of copies of a ... ...disrupting the delicate balance of the mechanisms of cell growth. Many leukemias and lymphomas are caused by translocations of proto-oncogenes. ... ...t...
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    amplification
    (from the article `distortion`) in acoustics and electronics, any change in a signal that alters the basic waveform or the relationship between various frequency components; it is ... ...major vocal attribute, depends primarily on the amplitude of vocal cord vibrations and thus on the pressure of the subglottic airstream. The ... Ame...
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    amplification
    The process of making larger, as in increasing an auditory or visual stimulus to enhance its perception. [L. amplificatio, an enlarging]
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    amplification
    An increase in the number of copies of a specific DNA fragment; can be in vivo or in vitro. See cloning, polymerase chain reaction.
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    amplification
    rhetorical figures of speech that repeat and vary the expression of a thought.
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    Amplification
    An increase in the number of copies of a specific DNA fragment; can be in vivo or in vitro.
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