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MeSH Heading: DNA Primers
Tree Number(s): D13.695.578.424.450.275; D27.720.470.530.600.223.600
Unique ID: D017931
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017931
Annotation: short DNA seq important in transcription
Scope Note: Short sequences (generally about 10 base pairs) of DNA that are complementary to sequences of messenger RNA and allow reverse transcriptases to start copying the adjacent sequences of mRNA. Primers are used extensively in genetic and molecular biology techniques.
Entry Term(s): DNA Primer; Oligodeoxyribonucleotide Primer; Oligodeoxyribonucleotide Primers; Oligonucleotide Primer; Oligonucleotide Primers
Registry Numbers: 0
Previous Indexing: DNA (1966-1993); Oligodeoxyribonucleotides (1976-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/02/16
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0027090
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: Short sequences (generally about 10 base pairs) of DNA that are complementary to sequences of messenger RNA and allow reverse transcriptases to start copying the adjacent sequences of mRNA. Primers are used extensively in genetic and molecular biology techniques.
Terms: DNA Primers Preferred Term
Term UI T053597
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag ACX
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); DNA Primer
Term UI T000998748
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Oligodeoxyribonucleotide Primer
Term UI T000998749
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Oligodeoxyribonucleotide Primers
Term UI T053596
Date01/06/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994)

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