Biology A-Level
primers
What primers means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of primers
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Short single strands with bases complementary to the sequences at either end of the target region, which anneal to each strand.
Topics that use primers
- Recombinant DNA technology (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- cDNA and reverse transcriptase
- complementary base pairing
- DNA ligase
- insertional inactivation
- polymerase chain reaction
- post-translational modification
- promoter region
- restriction endonucleases
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