ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Linker

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈlɪŋkɚ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Linker is a noun meaning That which links.

Meaning

That which links.

More Meanings

  1. (grammar) A word or short expression that links clauses or other syntactic elements.
  2. (finance, informal) A linked bond, one for which the principal is indexed to inflation.
  3. (genetics) To ligate a DNA segment using a linker.
  4. (software compilation) A computer program that takes one or more objects generated by compilers and assembles them into a single executable program.
  5. (genetics) A short oligonucleotide containing a recognition sequence for a restriction enzyme, used to blunt the ends of sticky DNA segments.

Example Sentences

38. The plasmid pRK252 Km is cut with ecoRI, blunt-ended using Klenow, and linkered with BgIII linkers (New England Biolabs).

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include linkage, conjunction, focal, liaison, cleavable, bonding.

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