gapmer

G2A1P3M3E1R1

noun

A chimeric, antisense oligonucleotide that contains a central block of deoxynucleotide monomers sufficiently long to induce ribonuclease cleavage

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Meanings

noungapmer (plural gapmers)

plural gapmers

  1. biochemistryA chimeric, antisense oligonucleotide that contains a central block of deoxynucleotide monomers sufficiently long to induce ribonuclease cleavage

Origin

From gap + -mer.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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