1) Biotechnology 2) Laboratory technique 
An amplicon is a piece of DNA or RNA that is the source and/or product of natural or artificial amplification or replication events. It can be formed using various methods including polymerase chain reactions (PCR), ligase chain reactions (LCR), or natural gene duplication. In this context, `amplification` refers to the production of one or more.....
<molecular biology> A term for any small, replicating DNA fragment. ... (13 Nov 1997) ... 
The DNA product of a polymerase chain reaction.