hairpin loop

hairpin loop
A region in one strand of a polynucleotide which, due to an inverted repeat in the sequence, may under appropriate conditions fold back on itself and form a limited segment of double-stranded DNA with a loop at one end.

Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.

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