paired-end tags

A form of paired-end tag — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of paired-end tag
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