fusion tag

noun

A short peptide, protein domain, or entire protein that can be fused to a target protein of interest to create a fusion protein.

Meanings

nounfusion tag (plural fusion tags)

plural fusion tags

  1. biochemistryA short peptide, protein domain, or entire protein that can be fused to a target protein of interest to create a fusion protein.
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