Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms
Stacie Loftus, Ph.D. defines Primer
Primer
A primer is a short, single-stranded DNA sequence used in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. In the PCR method, a pair of primers is used to hybridize with the sample DNA and define the region of the DNA that will be amplified. Primers are also referred to as oligonucleotides.
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