heteroduplex

See also: hétéroduplex

English

Etymology

From hetero- +‎ duplex.

Noun

heteroduplex (plural heteroduplexes or heteroduplices)

1. (biochemistry) A nucleic acid composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule

Related terms

• heterotriplex

Translations

Translations

• French: hétéroduplex (fr) m

Verb

heteroduplex (third-person singular simple present heteroduplexes, present participle heteroduplexing, simple past and past participle heteroduplexed)

1. To form such a compound by genetic recombination