STICKY END


Meaning of STICKY END in English

Genetics, Biotech.

a single-stranded end of DNA or RNA having a nucleotide base sequence complementary to that of another strand, enabling the two strands to be connected by base pairing: produced in the laboratory with the use of restriction enzymes for genetic engineering purposes.

[ 1970-75 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .