"megaprimer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: megaprimers [plural]
Etymology: mega- + primer Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mega|primer}} mega- + primer Head templates: {{en-noun}} megaprimer (plural megaprimers)
  1. (genetics) A mutagenesis technique that uses three oligonucleotide primers to perform two rounds of polymerase chain reaction Categories (topical): Genetics

Inflected forms

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