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Oligonucleotide (oligo)
A short, single-stranded DNA molecule consisting of a defined sequence of nucleotides. Used to initiate DNA replication in PCR.


Read more about this term in the Online Textbook:
Microbial Diversity: Studying Unculturable Microbes with PCR

Related Terms:
dsDNA
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
ssDNA

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