- When an antisense morpholino oligonucleotide duplexes with mRNA, the binding is much stronger than if an unmodified antisense oligonucleotide were used.
duplex
verb; zero derivation
to interact with a single other cellular component (protein, DNA, RNA) on a molecular level The zero derivation allows a quicker way to say “form a duplex;” much practical biological terminology is created in this way, as shorthand for explaining complicated ideas.
Etymology : zero derivation from the noun duplex
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Last modified: 10 June 2008