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sticky end
noun
, Genetics, Biotechnology.
- a single-stranded end of DNA or RNA having a nucleotide base sequence complementary to that of another strand, enabling the two strands to be connected by base pairing: produced in the laboratory with the use of restriction enzymes for genetic engineering purposes.
sticky end
noun
- informal.an unpleasant finish or death (esp in the phrase come to or meet a sticky end )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sticky end1
First recorded in 1970–75
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Example Sentences
He was rather an unsavoury sort of character in some ways, but I heard that he came to a sticky end.
From Project Gutenberg
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