(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:52:47

Li"gate (?), v. t. [L. ligatus, p. p. of ligare.]

To tie with a ligature; to bind around; to bandage.

<-- ((Molecular biology) To concatenate two strands of nucleic acid, usually DNA, in an end-to-end fashion, using a ligase. -->

 

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