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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a tail of" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be a misspelling or misinterpretation of "a tale of," which is used to introduce a story or narrative.
Example: "This is a tale of adventure and discovery that will inspire you."
Alternatives: "a story of" or "a narrative of".
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Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties Opens today nationwide.
Suddenly, a doodlebug appeared with a tail of fire.
He's a transfer tornado, a news-breaking comet with a tail of flame and gold.
With a tail of this calibre it was reasonable to expect more.
One of them had a tail of nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon.
Fasten off leaving a tail of yarn to use in sewing arm to body.
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Standard microarray analyses use cDNA synthesized from the poly-A tail of RNA.
RNA degradation typically begins with the shortening of the long poly-A tail of mRNA transcripts.
The cDNA synthesis employed here starts at the poly-a tail of mRNA molecules by elongating an oligo-dT primer.
The complex functions through association of Pan3 with Pabp1 to recognize and associate with the poly-A tail of transcripts.
RNA samples are usually prepared using an in vitro transcription labeling and amplification assay with primers starting at the 3′ poly-A tail of the source mRNA.
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