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   octamer (ŏkˈtŭ‑mẽr), n. [Octa- + Gr. μέρος part.] (Chem.) A molecule composed of eight monomer units bound to each other, usually in a linear array; as, “an octamer formed from eight nucleotides is called an octanucleotide”.
   
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   An example of an octapeptide might be represented using the standard abbreviations for the component amino acids, e.g.:
          met-ala-ser-glu-lys-ala-val-gly
   
   
   
     An octanucleotide might be represented using the standard single-letter abbreviations for the component mononucleotides, e.g.:
                         ATGCATGC.
   
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