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DNA sequence

DNA sequence noun: the string of base pairs (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine) which, when arranged in triplets to form codons, create a DNA string which encodes polypeptides.

Noun

DNA sequence (plural DNA sequences)

  1. The string of base pairs (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine) which, when arranged in triplets to form codons, create a DNA string which encodes polypeptides.

Forms of DNA sequence

pluralDNA sequences

Questions about DNA sequence

What does DNA sequence mean?
DNA sequence means the string of base pairs (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine) which, when arranged in triplets to form codons, create a DNA string which encodes polypeptides.
What part of speech is DNA sequence?
DNA sequence is a noun.
What is the plural of DNA sequence?
The plural of DNA sequence is DNA sequences.

Words near DNA sequence in the dictionary

  1. DNA microarray
  2. DNA microarrays
  3. DNA polymerase
  4. DNA polymerases
  5. DNA profiling
  6. DNA sequence
  7. DNA sequences
  8. DNA sequencing
  9. DNA snippet
  10. DNA snippets
  11. DNA test

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