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sequencing adapters [1]

Short pieces of DNA that attach a sequencing molecule to a sequencing flow cell via complementery base-pairing. These are required for a sequencing machine to recognize and read a molecule of DNA or cDNA.

Source URL (modified on December 6, 2016): https://discoveringthegenome.org/genomics-glossary/sequencing-adapters?height=200&width=400

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