heteroduplex
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het·er·o·du·plex
(het'ĕr-ō-dū'pleks),1. A DNA molecule, the two constitutive strands of which derive from distinct sources and hence are likely to be somewhat mismatched.
2. A DNA-RNA hybrid.
[hetero- + L. duplex, two-fold]
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het·er·o·du·plex
(het'ĕr-ō-dū'pleks)1. A DNA molecule, the two constitutive strands of which derive from distinct sources and hence are likely to be somewhat mismatched.
2. A DNA-RNA hybrid.
[hetero- + L. duplex, two-fold]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
heteroduplex
a DUPLEX DNA in which the two strands do not show COMPLEMENTARY BASE PAIRING throughout, but instead contain one or more MISMATCHES OF BASES. A heteroduplex may be formed during RECOMBINATION, for example. Compare HOMODUPLEX.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005