noun
- a double-stranded DNA molecule in which the two strands are derived from different sources and may not be perfectly complementary
Usage: molecular biology
Examples
- The researchers formed heteroduplex molecules by combining DNA strands from two different bacterial species.
- Heteroduplex analysis revealed mismatches between the two DNA sequences.
- The formation of heteroduplex DNA is an important step in genetic recombination.
- Scientists used heteroduplex mapping to identify differences between related genes.
- The heteroduplex showed several base pair mismatches under electron microscopy.
- Heteroduplex DNA can be detected by its altered melting temperature.