Definitions for "Stringency"
Conditions affecting the hybridization of nucleotide sequences. Higher stringency conditions require more base pairing between the two sequences. Higher stringency conditions can be obtained by higher temperatures, highter salt concentrations, or addition of formamide.
Strictness, closeness, rigor.
A measure of the rigorousness of an attempt to separate two components. This term is often applied to nucleic acid hybridization conditions to indicate the likely degree of sequence homology between probe and target sequences.
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Keywords:  stringent, quality
The quality or state of being stringent.
conscientious attention to rules and details
When a statistic or score is calculated for a window of residues, the term stringency is used to refer to the minimum score which will be save dor considered to be a match.