oligonucleotide Definition
oligo·nu·cleo·tide (-no̵̅o̅′klē ō tīd′, -nyo̵̅o̅′-)
noun
a short piece of nucleic acid, usually with less than twenty nucleotides, used in genetic engineering and research
oligonucleotide Usage Examples
Converse of object
use: The reverse transcription reaction was primed using an oligonucleotide specific for the body sequence.
Modifies a noun
- microarrays: Dr. Jennefer Lindsay was awarded a PhD for the thesis: Identification of genes regulated during neuronal apoptosis using oligonucleotide microarrays.
- primer: Prime selects oligonucleotide primers for a template DNA sequence.
- probe: We also employed a series of oligonucleotide probes to detect cells expressing the cytokine transcripts in the same tissue biopsies.
- synthesis: The first section is arranged alphabetically by subject - from Actinomycetes through Oligonucleotide synthesis to Yeast products - with companies listed under each heading.
- array: Determining the influence of structure on hybridization using oligonucleotide arrays.
- sequence: Work is in progress to locate the shortest oligonucleotide sequence sufficient to bind to HupR for use in crystallization studies.
Noun used with modifier
- antisense: To direct RNase L to an RNA target, 2-5A is attached to an antisense oligonucleotide ( 2-5A antisense ).
- high-density: Replicate high-density rat genome oligonucleotide microarrays reveal hundreds of regulated genes in the dorsal root ganglion after peripheral nerve injury.
- density: Identification of altered gene expression in polymyositis using Affymetrix high density oligonucleotide arrays.
Browse dictionary entries near oligonucleotide
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