amplimer

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ampli(fication) +‎ -mer.

Noun[edit]

amplimer (plural amplimers)

  1. (biochemistry) A piece of DNA formed as the products of natural or artificial amplification events, as in a polymerase chain reaction.
    Synonym: amplicon