padlocking

n.a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut

v.fasten with a padlock

Padlock probes: circularizing oligonucleotides for localized DNA detection.
Signal amplification of padlock probes by rolling circle replication.
A microRNA detection system based on padlock probes and rolling circle amplification.
In situ genotyping individual DNA molecules by target-primed rolling-circle amplification of padlock probes
Padlock using user's fingerprint as its key
Padlock probes reveal single-nucleotide differences, parent of origin and in situ distribution of centromeric sequences in human chr...
Diagnostic application of padlock probes—multiplex detection of plant pathogens using universal microarrays
Amplification of padlock probes for DNA diagnostics by cascade rolling circle amplification or the polymerase chain reaction
Parallel gene analysis with allele-specific padlock probes and tag microarrays.
Rolling circle replication of padlock probes