amplicon

English

Etymology

From ampli(fy) + -icon (as in replicon).[1]

Noun

amplicon (plural amplicons)

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

Translations

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

Portuguese: amplicon m

References

“amplicon”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

complain

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.pliˈkõ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.pliˈkon/

Noun

amplicon m (plural amplicons)

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

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