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homopolymer

/hɒməʊˈpɒlɪmər/ noun · British & US
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What does homopolymer mean?

noun

A polymer composed of identical monomer units. In genetics, a sequence of nucleotides in a DNA or RNA molecule where the same nucleotide is repeated.

Example

"The polymer was a homopolymer of the amino acid glycine."

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