SINCE 1828
heteroduplex
noun
het·ero·du·plex
| \ ˌhe-tə-rō-ˈdü-ˌpleks
, -ˈdyü-\
, -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
noun
het·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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