Linker

//ˈlɪŋkɚ// name, noun, verb, slang

name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    That which links.
  2. 2
    A computer program that takes one or more objects generated by compilers and assembles them into a single executable program.
  3. 3
    A short oligonucleotide containing a recognition sequence for a restriction enzyme, used to blunt the ends of sticky DNA segments.
  4. 4
    A word or short expression that links clauses or other syntactic elements.
  5. 5
    A linked bond, one for which the principal is indexed to inflation. informal
Verb
  1. 1
    To ligate a DNA segment using a linker.

    "38. The plasmid pRK252 Km is cut with ecoRI, blunt-ended using Klenow, and linkered with BgIII linkers (New England Biolabs)."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
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Example

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"38. The plasmid pRK252 Km is cut with ecoRI, blunt-ended using Klenow, and linkered with BgIII linkers (New England Biolabs)."

Etymology

From link + -er

Related phrases

linker DNAcomputer programlinked bondrestriction enzyme

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