Ardra
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Ardra may refer to:
- Ardra (nakshatra)Ardra (nakshatra)Ardra is the name of a nakshatra in Hindu astrology, the 4th or 6th depending on numbering scheme used.The Sanskrit name ãrdrã translates to "the moist one".It is associated with the star Betelgeuse ....
is the Goddess of good luck and fortune in Hindu mythology, and a nakshatra associated with the star Betelgeuse in Indian astronomy - Great Ardra and Little Ardra are historical places in former DahomeyDahomeyDahomey was a country in west Africa in what is now the Republic of Benin. The Kingdom of Dahomey was a powerful west African state that was founded in the seventeenth century and survived until 1894. From 1894 until 1960 Dahomey was a part of French West Africa. The independent Republic of Dahomey...
(now Benin), Africa - Ardra (Star Trek), a character in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Devil's Due"
- Amplified Ribosomal DNA Restriction AnalysisAmplified Ribosomal DNA Restriction AnalysisAmplified rDNA Restriction Analysis is the extension of the technique of RFLP to the gene encoding the small ribosomal subunit of bacteria. The technique involves an enzymatic amplification using primers directed at the conserved regions at the ends of the 16s gene, followed by digestion using...
, a molecular biology technique