misprime
misprime verb: to prime incorrectly.
Verb
misprime (third-person singular simple present misprimes, present participle mispriming, simple past and past participle misprimed)
- To prime incorrectly.
- It is also useful when using degenerate primers which may misprime and cause nonspecific products.2007, Ralph Rapley, John M. Walker, Molecular Biomethods Handbook, page 310
- As described previously, primers are apt to dimerize or misprime, particularly in the absence of specific target.2010, Stephen A. Bustin, The PCR Revolution: Basic Technologies and Applications, page 139
Forms of misprime
| third-person singular present | misprimes |
|---|---|
| present participle | mispriming |
| past participle | misprimed |
| past | misprimed |
Origin of misprime
From mis- + prime.
Questions about misprime
- What does misprime mean?
- Misprime means to prime incorrectly.
- What part of speech is misprime?
- Misprime is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misprime?
- The past tense of misprime is misprimed.
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