dna probe
DNA探针
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Biotechnology.
- : a technique for identifying a segment of DNA, using a known sequence of nucleotide bases from a DNA strand to detect a complementary sequence in the sample by means of base pairing.
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Using standard methods, the cost of printing DNA could run upwards of a billion dollars or more, depending on the strand.
Through his company, consumers will be able to cheaply make custom DNA strands, including what Heinz calls “creatures.”
DNA tests were used to confirm Albert's status as father in both cases, following protracted legal battles.
The at-home genetics testing company 23andme, established in 2006, helps people learn more about their “DNA relatives.”
The story (and some DNA evidence) goes, the locals are the descendants of a band of Roman soldiers from 36 B.C.
It was risky work to leave the valuable convoy for an instant, but Malcolm felt that he must probe this mystery.
I have not been able to perceive a hole sufficient even to admit a small probe.
One by one they examine, they compare, they probe, and all in silence.
For a month she subjected Mr. Matthew Weyburn to the microscope of her observation and the probe of her instinct.
The slightest probe of such a feeling toward a man so infinitely beneath him, he would have felt degrading.