DNA CHIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does DNA chip mean? 

• DNA CHIP (noun)
  The noun DNA CHIP has 1 sense:

1. a microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested

  Familiarity information: DNA CHIP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DNA CHIP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

DNA chip; gene chip

Hypernyms ("DNA chip" is a kind of...):

chip; micro chip; microchip; microprocessor chip; silicon chip (electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit)