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base sequences

base sequences is the plural of base sequence.

Meaning of base sequence

Noun

base sequence (plural base sequences)

  1. (molecular biology) The sequence of nucleotide bases in a DNA molecule.
    • Specifically, the sequence of amino acids in a particular protein molecule is determined by the base sequence of the segment of DNA that encodes that protein.1992, N. V. Bhagavan, Medical Biochemistry, Jones & Bartlett Learning, →ISBN, page 571

Questions about base sequences

What is base sequences the plural of?
Base sequences is the plural of base sequence.

Words near base sequences in the dictionary

  1. base right
  2. base rights
  3. base runner
  4. base runners
  5. base sequence
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  7. base sheet
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  9. base station
  10. base station subsystem
  11. base station subsystems

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