Using Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction in COVID-19 Testing

Additional resources:

• LabCorp COVID-19 Testing Overview: Go inside a lab and see how LabCorp performs tests for COVID-19.
• Polymerase Chain Reaction (Interactive): Click through this animation to follow PCR amplification step-by-step. Then look at the amplification graph to see how many DNA molecules are produced after 30 cycles of PCR.
• Polymerase Chain Reaction (Video): Watch this narrated 3D animation of PCR at the molecular level.