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Word: linker (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • computer science a computer program that takes one or more objects generated by compilers and assembles them into a single executable program.
  • genetics A short oligonucleotide containing a recognition sequence for a restriction enzyme, used to blunt the ends of sticky DNA segments.

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Verb:

  • genetics To ligate a DNA segment using a linker.

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