Title: template
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - template
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.T06269
Status: current

Definition
The nucleic acid single strand that is copied during replication or transcription.

Related Terms
- replication: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/R05300
- transcription: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/T06436

Source
- PAC, 1992, 64, 143. 'Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)' on page 166 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199264010143)

Other Outputs
- html: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/T06269/html
- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/T06269/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/T06269/xml

Citation: Citation: 'template' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.T06269
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