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haptamer

haptamer is the misspelling of heptamer.

haptamer is the misspelling of aptamer.

Meaning of heptamer

Noun

heptamer (plural heptamers)

  1. An oligomer having seven subunits.
    Synonyms:
    septamer

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 haptamer

What is haptamer the misspelling of?
Haptamer is the misspelling of heptamer.

Words near haptamer in the dictionary

  1. Hapsburgians
  2. Hapsburgs
  3. Hapsford
  4. hapsidopareiontid
  5. hapsidopareiontids
  6. haptamer
  7. hapten
  8. haptenate
  9. haptenated
  10. haptenation
  11. haptenations

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