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aptamer

Pronunciation: /ˈæpt.əˌmɚ/

The English word “aptamer” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Any subsequence of nucleic acid, selected from a large random sequence-pool, used to bind to a specific target molecule.

Etymology

From Latin aptus (“apt, proper”) + -mer (from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part, portion”); compare mero-).

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