"amplimer" meaning in All languages combined

See amplimer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: amplimers [plural]
Etymology: From ampli(fication) + -mer. Etymology templates: {{af|en|amplification|-mer|alt1=ampli(fication)}} ampli(fication) + -mer Head templates: {{en-noun}} amplimer (plural amplimers)
  1. (biochemistry) A piece of DNA formed as the products of natural or artificial amplification events, as in a polymerase chain reaction. Categories (topical): Biochemistry Synonyms: amplicon

Inflected forms

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