Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One of the two purine nucleotides that are used to synthesize DNA.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[d(eoxy)– + g(uanosine) + t(ri)p(hosphate).]
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A poly-G tail was added to the cDNA 3′ end using terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TDT) (Promega) by incubating the purified cDNA with 1× TDT buffer (Promega), 0.83 mM dGTP and 20 U of enzyme at 37°C for 1 h.
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