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Nick
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nick
Etymology: ME, nyke, notch
a split in a single strand of DNA that can be made with the enzyme deoxyribonuclease or with ethidium bromide. See also cut.
Nick
Essentially equivalent to 'condition' or 'shape'; a person or piece of equipment may be said to be in good nick
nick
1. said of a mating that is likely to produce superior offspring.
2. slang for body condition; an animal in good body condition is said to be in good nick.
3. a break in a strand of nucleic acid.
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