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nick translation

nick translation noun: a tagging technique in molecular biology in which DNA polymerase I is used to replace some of the nucleotides of a DNA sequence with their labelled analogues, creating a tagged sequence which can be used as a probe in hybridization or blotting techniques.

Noun

nick translation (uncountable)

  1. A tagging technique in molecular biology in which DNA polymerase I is used to replace some of the nucleotides of a DNA sequence with their labelled analogues, creating a tagged sequence which can be used as a probe in hybridization or blotting techniques.

Questions about nick translation

What does nick translation mean?
Nick translation means a tagging technique in molecular biology in which DNA polymerase I is used to replace some of the nucleotides of a DNA sequence with their labelled analogues, creating a tagged sequence which can be used as a probe in hybridization or blotting techniques.
What part of speech is nick translation?
Nick translation is a noun.

Words near nick translation in the dictionary

  1. nick of time
  2. nick off
  3. nick or nothing
  4. nick point
  5. nick points
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  7. nick up
  8. nick-bent
  9. nick-nack
  10. nick-nacks
  11. nick-name

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