title: Ligation
text: # Ligation
  
  Ligation may refer to:
  
  * Ligation (molecular biology), the covalent linking of two ends of DNA or RNA molecules
  * Chemical ligation, the chemoselective condensation of unprotected peptides
  * In medicine, the making of a ligature (tie)
  * Tubal ligation, a method of female sterilization
  * Rubber band ligation, a treatment for hemorrhoids
  * In coordination chemistry, making a bond between a ligand and a Lewis acid
  * In orthodontics, a method of attaching the archwires to the brackets
  * KAHA Ligation
  * Ligation-independent cloning
  * Typographic ligature forming
  