amplicon
noun
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.
amplicons
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pluralof amplicon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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These samples failed to generate amplicons using any of these primer pairs and were subsequently excluded from the analysis on the basis that they were likely to be of poor quality.
From Nature ● Sep. 19, 2017
PCR amplicons were subjected to paired-end sequencing using Illumina Miniseq.
From Nature ● Aug. 1, 2017
Using as few amplicons as possible significantly reduces effort when preparing samples.
From Nature ● Feb. 2, 2016
However, failure of individual amplicons to amplify, or unbalanced coverage of regions may reduce this figure.
From Nature ● Feb. 2, 2016
Archived Zaire Ebolavirus was amplified using 38 primer pairs, giving approximately 500 base pair amplicons, according to the study protocol.
From Nature ● Feb. 2, 2016
