Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bandshift assay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: band-shift as-say
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of assay using gel electrophoresis, in which the mobility of a DNA or RNA probe alone is compared to its mobility in combination with a particular protein, so as to measure the degree and nature of binding between the protein and DNA or RNA.

Example Sentences

"In bandshift assays, hPot1p bound to the G-rich strand of human telomeric DNA."

Inflected Forms

bandshift assays (plural)

Questions

What does bandshift assay mean?: A type of assay using gel electrophoresis, in which the mobility of a DNA or RNA probe alone is compared to its mobility in combination with a particular protein, so as to measure the degree and nature of binding between the protein and DNA or RNA.

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