qPCR is the appropriate contractions for quantitative PCR ( real - time PCR ) .
It is also sometimes abbreviated to RT - PCR ( real - time PCR ) but this abbreviation should be used only for reverse transcription PCR .
RT - PCR is the appropriate contractions for quantitative PCR ( real - time PCR ) .
It is also sometimes abbreviated to RT - PCR ( real - time PCR ) but this abbreviation should be used only for reverse transcription PCR .