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hemidegenerate

hemidegenerate adjective: using a combination of degenerate oligonucleotides and oligonucleotides specific to the target genetic material.

Adjective

hemidegenerate (not comparable)

  1. Using a combination of degenerate oligonucleotides and oligonucleotides specific to the target genetic material.

Origin of hemidegenerate

From hemi- + degenerate.

Questions about hemidegenerate

What does hemidegenerate mean?
Hemidegenerate means using a combination of degenerate oligonucleotides and oligonucleotides specific to the target genetic material.
What part of speech is hemidegenerate?
Hemidegenerate is an adjective.

Words near hemidegenerate in the dictionary

  1. hemidecorticated
  2. hemidecortication
  3. hemidecortications
  4. hemidecussate
  5. hemidecussation
  6. hemidegenerate
  7. hemidemisemiquaver
  8. hemidemisemiquaver rest
  9. hemidemisemiquaver rests
  10. hemidemisemiquavers
  11. hemidemosome

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