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==Overview==<br />
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In [[chemistry]], an '''oligomer''' consists of a finite number of [[monomer]] units (ολιγος, or ''oligos,'' is Greek for "a few"), in contrast to a [[polymer]] which, at least in principle, consists of an unbounded number of monomers.<br />
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In [[biochemistry]], the term oligomer is used for short, single stranded [[DNA]] fragments, generally used in [[hybridisation (molecular biology)|hybridization]] experiments (bound to glass slides or [[nylon]] membranes). It can also refer to a [[protein complex]] made of two or more [[subunit]]s. In this case, a complex made of several different [[protein]] subunits is called a hetero-oligomer. When only one type of [[protein]] subunit is used in the complex, it is called homo-oligomer.<br />
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In '''oligomerization''' a chemical process only converts monomers to a finite degree of polymerization. The actual figure is a matter of debate, often a value between 10 and 100.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* Protein [[quaternary structure]]<br />
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