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    • December 9, 2008 at 5:40 pm #10583
      ycardenas
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      Hi, Im new in this forum, i want to know What is a MER

      Thanks for you answer 😛 jonmoulton

    • December 9, 2008 at 5:54 pm #87669
      jonmoulton
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      A polymer has many subunits. An oligomer has a few subunits. A monomer has only one. A number in front of the suffix "mer" indicates a specified number of subunits. When applied to DNA, this specifies the number of bases in the molecules. For example, ACTGGTCGCG is a 10-mer.

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