defined:

A short oligonucleotide sequence used in a polymerase chain reaction.

explained:

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Dr. John Carpten, formerly of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, defines primer.

related
terms:

polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

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