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5′ cap

5′ cap noun: a specially altered nucleotide end to the 5′ end of precursor messenger RNA and some other primary RNA transcripts as found in eukaryotes and caliciviruses, vital to creating mature messenger RNA which is then able to undergo translation.

Noun

5′ cap (plural 5′ caps)

  1. A specially altered nucleotide end to the 5′ end of precursor messenger RNA and some other primary RNA transcripts as found in eukaryotes and caliciviruses, vital to creating mature messenger RNA which is then able to undergo translation.

Forms of 5′ cap

plural5′ caps

Questions about 5′ cap

What does 5′ cap mean?
5′ cap means a specially altered nucleotide end to the 5′ end of precursor messenger RNA and some other primary RNA transcripts as found in eukaryotes and caliciviruses, vital to creating mature messenger RNA which is then able to undergo translation.
What part of speech is 5′ cap?
5′ cap is a noun.
What is the plural of 5′ cap?
The plural of 5′ cap is 5′ caps.

Words near 5′ cap in the dictionary

  1. 5W1H
  2. 5W1Hs
  3. 5Ws
  4. 5ᵗʰ
  5. 5′
  6. 5′ cap
  7. 5′ caps
  8. 5′ end
  9. 5′ ends
  10. 6
  11. 6-2-0

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