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Concept information

Preferred term

allelic dropouts

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Inability to detect or identify one or both allelic copies of a genetic locus after nucleic acid amplification. It results in a heterozygous cell appearing to be homozygous.

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • allele droupouts

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/275963

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