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sticky end

DEFINITIONS OF: sticky end

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n an end of DNA in which one strand of the double helix extends a few units beyond the other

Type of:
DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid
(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
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