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aptamers

aptamers is the plural of aptamer.

Meaning of aptamer

Noun

aptamer (plural aptamers)

  1. Any subsequence of nucleic acid, selected from a large random sequence-pool, used to bind to a specific target molecule.
    • Aptamers are oligomers of RNA or DNA that spontaneously fold into specific three-dimensional shapes that can bind defined targets. The specificity of the shape of the binding site arises from the base sequence of the aptamer, which determines the base-pairing pattern of the oligomer.2005, (US) National Research Council, Sensor Systems for Biological Agent Attacks, page 117

Questions about aptamers

What is aptamers the plural of?
Aptamers is the plural of aptamer.

Words near aptamers in the dictionary

  1. aptagram
  2. aptagrams
  3. aptahistochemistry
  4. aptamer
  5. aptameric
  6. aptamers
  7. aptaprecipitation
  8. aptapurification
  9. aptasensor
  10. aptasensors
  11. aptatope

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