"aptamer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæpt.ə.ˌmɚ/ [US] Forms: aptamers [plural]
Etymology: From Latin aptus (“apt, proper”) + -mer (from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”); compare mero-). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|aptus||apt, proper}} Latin aptus (“apt, proper”), {{suffix|en||mer}} + -mer, {{uder|en|grc|μέρος||part, portion}} Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} aptamer (plural aptamers)
  1. (biochemistry, genetics) Any subsequence of nucleic acid or protein, selected from a large random sequence-pool, used to bind to a specific target molecule. Wikipedia link: aptamer Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Genetics Derived forms: aptameric, aptasensor, thioaptamer Translations (any subsequence of nucleic acid or protein used to bind to a specific target molecule): aptameeri (Finnish), aptâmero [masculine] (Portuguese)

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