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gapmer

gapmer noun: a chimeric, antisense oligonucleotide that contains a central block of deoxynucleotide monomers sufficiently long to induce ribonuclease cleavage.

Noun

gapmer (plural gapmers)

  1. A chimeric, antisense oligonucleotide that contains a central block of deoxynucleotide monomers sufficiently long to induce ribonuclease cleavage

Forms of gapmer

pluralgapmers

Origin of gapmer

From gap + -mer.

Questions about gapmer

What does gapmer mean?
Gapmer means a chimeric, antisense oligonucleotide that contains a central block of deoxynucleotide monomers sufficiently long to induce ribonuclease cleavage.
What part of speech is gapmer?
Gapmer is a noun.
What is the plural of gapmer?
The plural of gapmer is gapmers.

Words near gapmer in the dictionary

  1. Gapinskis
  2. gapless
  3. gaplessly
  4. gaplessness
  5. gaplike
  6. gapmer
  7. gapmers
  8. GAPO syndrome
  9. Gappa
  10. Gappas
  11. gapped

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