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Cohesive end

Definition
noun, plural: cohesive ends
(molecular biology) A fragment of DNA (often produced by a staggered cut on the DNA using restriction enzymes) in which the strands are of unequal length, and an end that is cohesive due to an overhang or a stretch of unpaired nucleotides that easily matches up with another overhang in the complementary region.
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For example, these two sticky ends can be joined together since they can form complementary base pairs in the overhang region:
5′-ATCTGACT ——+ GATGCGTATGCT-3′

3′-TAGACTGACTACG——–CATACGA-5′
Synonym: DNA end, sticky end.

Compare: blunt end.

See also: restriction enzyme, overhang (molecular biology).


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