paired-end tag
Any of the short sequences, at the 5′ and 3′ ends of a DNA fragment, that are…Any of the short sequences, at the 5′ and 3′ ends of a DNA fragment, that are sufficiently unique (theoretically) so as to exist together only once in a genome, therefore making the sequence of the DNA in between them available upon search.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the short sequences, at the 5′ and 3′ ends of a DNA fragment, that are sufficiently unique (theoretically) so as to exist together only once in a genome, therefore making the sequence of the DNA in between them available upon search.
Forms
plural: paired-end tags| Singular | paired-end tag |
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Synonyms
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