heteroduplex

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See also: hétéroduplex

English

Etymology

From hetero- +‎ duplex.

Noun

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heteroduplex (plural heteroduplexes or heteroduplices)

  1. (biochemistry) A nucleic acid composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule

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Verb

heteroduplex (third-person singular simple present heteroduplexes, present participle heteroduplexing, simple past and past participle heteroduplexed)

  1. To form such a compound by genetic recombination