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heteroduplex

noun
het路​ero路​du路​plex | \ 藢he-t蓹-r艒-藞d眉-藢pleks How to pronounce heteroduplex (audio) , -藞dy眉-\

Definition of heteroduplex

: a nucleic-acid molecule (such as DNA) composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule

Other Words from heteroduplex

heteroduplex adjective

First Known Use of heteroduplex

1962, in the meaning defined above

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heteroduplex

noun
het路​ero路​du路​plex | \ 藢het-蓹-r艒-藞d(y)眉-藢pleks How to pronounce heteroduplex (audio) \

Medical Definition of heteroduplex

: a nucleic-acid molecule (as DNA) composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule

Other Words from heteroduplex

heteroduplex adjective

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