amplicon

American  

[am-pluh-kahn] / ˈæm pləˌkɑn /

noun

PLURAL

amplicons

1. Genetics.  a piece of DNA or RNA that is the template for or the product of an amplification process, in which the DNA or RNA has been duplicated.

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Example Sentences

For the new study, the researchers, including Ana López-Moreno, Ph.D., who led the experimental work as part of her doctoral thesis, instead combined analyses of cultured samples with amplicon sequencing -- an approach that, to their knowledge, hasn't been used before.

From Science Daily

Then, the researchers used 16s rRNA sequencing and amplicon sequencing, ultimately identifying 333 BPA-resistant bacterial species.

From Science Daily

Combining CMI's sophisticated data analysis abilities with L'Oréal's knowledge and expertise in skin health assessment, the study comprehensively examined data collected during 13 studies that L'Oréal had carried out in the past, consisting of 16S rRNA amplicon sequence data and corresponding skin clinical data for over 650 female participants, aged 18 -- 70.

From Science Daily

Spatially resolved transcript amplicon readout mapping is a blend of tissue-clearing technology, RNA amplification and DNA sequencing that can identify up to 1,020 RNA species in otherwise-opaque tissues.

From Nature

The sequencing was performed using two complementary techniques, known as shotgun metagenomics16 and 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing17, to account for technique-specific potential biases.

From Nature