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sticky end
sticky end n informal an unpleasant finish or death (esp in the phrase come to or meet a sticky end) stick′y end′ n. a single-stranded end of a DNA or RNA molecule, produced in the laboratory for connecting with another molecule by base-pairing. [1970–75] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | sticky end - an end of DNA in which one strand of the double helix extends a few units beyond the otherdeoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA - (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information; "DNA is the king of molecules" |
sticky end
sticky end[′stik·ē ‚end] (biochemistry) Any of the single-stranded complementary ends of a deoxyribonucleic acid molecule. Also known as cohesive end. sticky end
sticky end see COHESIVE END.sticky end
Words related to sticky endnoun an end of DNA in which one strand of the double helix extends a few units beyond the otherRelated Words- deoxyribonucleic acid
- desoxyribonucleic acid
- DNA
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