spacer oligonucleotide typing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A DNA-based genotyping technique that identifies patterns of unique short DNA sequences (spacers) located between direct repeats in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome by using complementary oligonucleotide probes.

Word forms

spacer oligonucleotide typing

Etymology

From spacer + oligonucleotide + typing.

Synonyms

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