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antimotif

antimotif noun: a pattern, in a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, that appears less often than chance would predict and is conjectured to have biological significance.

Noun

antimotif (plural antimotifs)

  1. A pattern, in a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, that appears less often than chance would predict and is conjectured to have biological significance.
  2. A pattern that acts as a reversal or counterpoint to a dominant motif.

Forms of antimotif

pluralantimotifs

Origin of antimotif

From anti- + motif.

Questions about antimotif

What does antimotif mean?
Antimotif means a pattern, in a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, that appears less often than chance would predict and is conjectured to have biological significance.
What part of speech is antimotif?
Antimotif is a noun.
What is the plural of antimotif?
The plural of antimotif is antimotifs.

Words near antimotif in the dictionary

  1. antimosan
  2. antimosque
  3. antimosquito
  4. antimother
  5. antimothers
  6. antimotif
  7. antimotifs
  8. antimotility
  9. antimotivation
  10. antimotivational
  11. antimotorist

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