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English
Etymology
From hetero- + duplex.
Noun
heteroduplex (plural heteroduplexes or heteroduplices)
- (biochemistry) A nucleic acid composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule
Translations
Verb
heteroduplex (third-person singular simple present heteroduplexes, present participle heteroduplexing, simple past and past participle heteroduplexed)
- To form such a compound by genetic recombination