Ligation
# 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
