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het·ero·du·plex | \ ˌhe-tə-rō-ˈdü-ˌpleks 
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, -ˈdyü- \Definition of heteroduplex
: a nucleic-acid molecule (such as DNA) composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule
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heteroduplex
nounhet·ero·du·plex | \ ˌhet-ə-rō-ˈd(y)ü-ˌpleks \
\Medical Definition of heteroduplex
: a nucleic-acid molecule (as DNA) composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule
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The first known use of heteroduplex was in 1962
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