Oligonucleotides are short, single-stranded DNA or RNA molecules that have a wide range of applications in genetic testing, research, and forensics. Commonly made in the laboratory by solid-phase chemical synthesis, these small bits of nucleic acids can be manufactured with any user-specified sequence, and so are vital for artificial gene synthesi...
(from the article `recombinant DNA technology`) One method of in vitro mutagenesis is oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis. A specific point in a sequenced gene is pinpointed for mutation. An ... ...to be replicated is the sequence of two short regions of nucleotides (the subunits of DNA) at either end of the region of interest. These t...
An oligonucleotide is an oligomer resulting from a linear sequences of nucleotides.
A short sequence of single-stranded DNA or RNA. 'Oligos' are often used as probes for detecting complementary DNA or RNA because they bind readily to their complements.
A DNA polymer composed of only a few nucleotides. (See Nucleotide.)
<biochemistry> Linear sequence of up to 20 nucleotides joined by phosphodiester bonds. Above this length the term polynucleotide begins to be used. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
(ol″ĭ-go-noo´kle-o-tīd) a single-stranded nucleic acid segment of a few (usually fewer than 20) nucleotides.
A molecule usually composed of 25 or fewer nucleotides
A very short length of a nucleic acid molecule.Linear sequence of up to 20 nucleotides joined by phosphodiester bonds. Above this length the term polynucleotide begins to be used.
Type: Term Pronunciation: ol′i-gō-nū′klē-ō-tīd Definitions: 1. A compound made up of the condensation of a small number (typically fewer than 20) of nucleotides.
Oligonucleotide: A small DNA molecule composed of a few nucleotide bases. The term 'oligonucleotide' applies similarly to RNA.