Definition of "aptamer" []

• Any subsequence of nucleic acid or protein , selected from a large random sequence-pool, used to bind to a specific target molecule (noun)

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• "The term aptamer means something like "fitting pieces" (from the Latin word aptus, meaning to fit, and the Greek word meros, meaning piece)."
• "This particular type of aptamer, which is synthetic, is usually floppy."
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