amplimer

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noun

A piece of DNA formed as the products of natural or artificial amplification events, as in a polymerase chain reaction.

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amplicon
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Meanings

nounamplimer (plural amplimers)

plural amplimers

  1. biochemistryA piece of DNA formed as the products of natural or artificial amplification events, as in a polymerase chain reaction.

    Synonyms: amplicon

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA piece of DNA formed as the products of natural or artificial amplification events, as in a polymerase chain reaction.

Similar
amplicon
Also see
amplicon

Origin

From ampli(fication) + -mer.

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APA

amplimer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amplimer

MLA

“amplimer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amplimer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amplimer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amplimer.

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