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paired-end tags

paired-end tags is the plural of paired-end tag.

Meaning of paired-end tag

Noun

paired-end tag (plural paired-end tags)

  1. Any of the short sequences, at the 5′ and 3′ ends of a DNA fragment, that are sufficiently unique (theoretically) so as to exist together only once in a genome, therefore making the sequence of the DNA in between them available upon search.
    Synonyms:
    PET, ditag

Questions about paired-end tags

What is paired-end tags the plural of?
Paired-end tags is the plural of paired-end tag.

Words near paired-end tags in the dictionary

  1. paired
  2. paired and shared
  3. paired off
  4. paired up
  5. paired-end tag
  6. paired-end tags
  7. pairedness
  8. pairer
  9. pairers
  10. paires
  11. pairforming

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