Oligonucleotide

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A short polymer of two to twenty nucleotides.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A short sequence of nucleotides (RNA or DNA), typically with twenty or fewer base pairs.
  • Word Usage
    "Figure 4B, lane 2) is evident from competition with specific homologous (lane 3) and consensus (lane 5) unlabelled oligonucleotide but not when non-specific oligonucleotide (lane 4) was used in competition assays."
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    oligo   
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