amplicon

English

Etymology

From ampli(fy) + -icon (as in replicon).

Noun

amplicon (plural amplicons)

1. A piece of DNA or RNA formed as the products of natural or artificial amplification events, as in a polymerase chain reaction

Synonyms

• amplimer

Derived terms

• ampliconic
• interamplicon
• subamplicon

 

Translations

piece of DNA or RNA formed as the product of amplification events

• Portuguese: amplicon m

Anagrams

• complain

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.pliˈkõ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.pliˈkon/

Noun

amplicon m (plural amplicons)

1. (genetics) amplicon (piece of DNA or RNA formed as the product of amplification events)