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Vinony

amplicon

noun

  1. piece of DNA or RNA obtained by amplification or chain reactions (PCR, LCR)
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From ampli(fy) + -icon (as in replicon).

  1. A piece of DNA or RNA formed as the product of natural or artificial amplification events, as in a polymerase chain reaction