What Is an Allele-Specific Oligonucleotide

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Essay

What is an allele-specific oligonucleotide?

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Definitions:

Nash Equilibrium

A concept in game theory where each player's strategy is optimal, given the strategies of the other players, and no player has an incentive to deviate unilaterally.

Oligopoly

A market structure characterized by a few companies dominating the market, often leading to limited competition and higher prices for consumers.

Monopoly

A monopoly exists when a single firm is the sole provider of a product or service in a particular market, giving it significant control over pricing and the market supply.

Prisoner's Dilemma

Prisoner's Dilemma is a concept in game theory where two individuals acting in their own self-interest pursue a course of action that does not result in the ideal outcome for either of them.