Medical term:

linker


link·er

(link'ĕr),
A fragment of synthetic DNA containing a restriction site that may be used for splicing genes.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

link·er

(lingk'ĕr)
A fragment of synthetic DNA containing a restriction site that may be used for splicing genes.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

linker

  1. a synthetic double-stranded OLIGONUCLEOTIDE, containing a sequence for a specific RESTRICTION ENZYME. A linker is used to attach COHESIVE ENDS to a DNA MOLECULE that has BLUNT ENDS, for use, for example, in GENE CLONING.
  2. DNA contained in a NUCLEOSOME that is not directly complexed with the HISTONES.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

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