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primer

A short oligonucleotide sequence used in a polymerase chain reaction.

Dr. John Carpten, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, defines primer.

Related terms: polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Permanent link primer - Modification date 2020-01-16 - Creation date 2020-01-16


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