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... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Laboratory Chemicals > Molecular Probes > Nucleic Acid Probes > DNA Probes > DNA Primers
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Diagnostic Uses of Chemicals > Molecular Probes > Nucleic Acid Probes > DNA Probes > DNA Primers
Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides > Nucleic Acids > Nucleic Acid Probes > DNA Probes > DNA Primers
... > Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides > Nucleotides > Polynucleotides > Oligonucleotides > Oligodeoxyribonucleotides > DNA Primers
... > Carbohydrates > Glycosides > Nucleotides > Polynucleotides > Oligonucleotides > Oligodeoxyribonucleotides > DNA Primers

Preferred term

DNA Primers  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Short sequences (generally about 10 base pairs) of DNA that are complementary to sequences of messenger RNA and allow reverse transcriptases to start copying the adjacent sequences of mRNA. Primers are used extensively in genetic and molecular biology techniques.

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Entry terms

  • DNA Primer
  • Oligodeoxyribonucleotide Primer
  • Oligodeoxyribonucleotide Primers

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In other languages

  • Amorces ADN

    French

  • Amorces d'ADN
  • Amorceurs ADN
  • Primers ADN

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