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megaprimer

megaprimer noun: a mutagenesis technique that uses three oligonucleotide primers to perform two rounds of polymerase chain reaction.

Noun

megaprimer (plural megaprimers)

  1. A mutagenesis technique that uses three oligonucleotide primers to perform two rounds of polymerase chain reaction

Forms of megaprimer

pluralmegaprimers

Origin of megaprimer

From mega- + primer.

Questions about megaprimer

What does megaprimer mean?
Megaprimer means a mutagenesis technique that uses three oligonucleotide primers to perform two rounds of polymerase chain reaction.
What part of speech is megaprimer?
Megaprimer is a noun.
What is the plural of megaprimer?
The plural of megaprimer is megaprimers.

Words near megaprimer in the dictionary

  1. megapounds
  2. megaprepuce
  3. megaprimaries
  4. megaprimary
  5. megaprime
  6. megaprimer
  7. megaprimers
  8. megaprimes
  9. megaprison
  10. megaprisons
  11. megaproducer

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