Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One of the two pyrimidine nucleotides used to synthesize DNA.
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- abbreviation genetics
deoxythymidine triphosphate
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[d(eoxy)– + t(hymidine) + t(ri)p(hosphate).]
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Examples
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LIC incorporation was facilitated by treatment with T4 DNA polymerase in the presence of dTTP to generate pSpGH38.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Michael D. L. Suits et al. 2010
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