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🎯 Aimed location 🧬 DNA region
target area

target area

1 6.1
A part of DNA that scientists choose to study or copy in a lab
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : zona objetivo

Examples

  • The target area is Region 17.

    Solar Crisis (1992)

  • Runoff was measured from a 0.25-square-meter circular plot within the target area in order to avoid edge effects.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The researchers focused on a specific target area of the genome to identify mutations.

  • To study the effects of the drug, scientists selected a target area that included several nearby genes.

  • Analyzing the target area helped them understand the genetic basis of the disease.

Synonyms

locus
vstarget area
  • Specialized
3 9.0

A specific place on a chromosome where a gene is found

is a broader chosen region used for sequencing or analysis

How Specific

locus
  • Specialized
3 9.0
amplicon
  • Specialized
1 8.8
target area
  • Specialized
1 6.1

Surface Forms

target area singular
target areas plural

Morphology

target + area

The meaning is directly compositional: 'target' (an object or aim) + 'area' (a region) yields 'the area that is being targeted.' Even though the domain-specific referent (a DNA/RNA region) requires subject knowledge, the basic idea of an area being the target is transparent and easily inferable by a learner who knows both words.

Etymology

The noun target area in biology paints a clear picture: scientists point to a small spot on a long strand of DNA, target is the aim and area is the place to study. That's why it means the selected region of DNA or RNA to 'analyze' or 'test'.