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5′ caps

5′ caps is the plural of 5′ cap.

Meaning of 5′ cap

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.

Questions about 5′ caps

What is 5′ caps the plural of?
5′ caps is the plural of 5′ cap.

Words near 5′ caps in the dictionary

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

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