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Taq polymerases

Taq polymerases is the plural of Taq polymerase.

Meaning of Taq polymerase

Noun

Taq polymerase (plural Taq polymerases)

  1. A thermostable DNA polymerase known for its relatively high rate of transcription errors.
    • Another use of Taq polymerase is directly in DNA sequencing, where the high temperatures employed help reduce problems caused by secondary structure in the template and allow an increase in the stringency of primers used. Taq polymerase has, for the reasons mentioned earlier, become a very...2009, A.N. Shukla, Industrial Enzymology, →ISBN, page 237

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What is Taq polymerases the plural of?
Taq polymerases is the plural of Taq polymerase.

Words near Taq polymerases in the dictionary

  1. TAPVC
  2. tapware
  3. tapwater
  4. tapénade
  5. Taq polymerase
  6. Taq polymerases
  7. taqfir
  8. taqiya
  9. taqiyah
  10. taqiyahs
  11. taqiyya

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