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doubletime

doubletime noun: a gene in Drosophila melanogaster that produces the DBT protein kinase, used to control circadian rhythm. Also the alternative form of double-time.

Noun

doubletime (uncountable)

  1. (molecular biology) A gene in Drosophila melanogaster that produces the DBT protein kinase, used to control circadian rhythm.

Also used as

doubletime is also the alternative form of double-time.

Forms of doubletime

third-person singular presentdoubletimes
present participledoubletiming
past participledoubletimed
pastdoubletimed

Origin of doubletime

From double + time.

Words formed from doubletime

  • dbt abbreviation
  • DBT protein product
  • dbtS a mutant allele that shortens the circadian rhythm
  • dbtL a mutant allele that lengthens the circadian rhythm
  • dbtP a mutant allele that eliminates the circadian rhythm and kills the larva

Questions about doubletime

What does doubletime mean?
Doubletime means a gene in Drosophila melanogaster that produces the DBT protein kinase, used to control circadian rhythm.
What part of speech is doubletime?
Doubletime is a noun.

Words near doubletime in the dictionary

  1. doublethinking
  2. doublethinks
  3. doublethought
  4. doublethreaded
  5. doublethunk
  6. doubletime
  7. doubletimed
  8. doubletimes
  9. doubletiming
  10. doubletness
  11. doubleton

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