Polymerase chain reaction where data are collected and monitored in real-time as the reaction proceeds.
Note: Digital PCR is a new alternate method to conventional real-time PCR and
quantitative PCR for absolute quantification and rare allele detection. Digital PCR works by partitioning a sample of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or complementary DNA into many individual, parallel PCR reactions; some of these reactions contain the target molecule (complementary DNA, positive) while others do not (negative). A single molecule can be amplified a million-fold or more.
Source:
PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. 'Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)' on page 1151 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1120)