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frameshifter

frameshifter noun: a pseudoknot that causes frameshifting.

Noun

frameshifter (plural frameshifters)

  1. A pseudoknot that causes frameshifting

Forms of frameshifter

pluralframeshifters

Origin of frameshifter

From frame + shifter.

Questions about frameshifter

What does frameshifter mean?
Frameshifter means a pseudoknot that causes frameshifting.
What part of speech is frameshifter?
Frameshifter is a noun.
What is the plural of frameshifter?
The plural of frameshifter is frameshifters.

Words near frameshifter in the dictionary

  1. framesful
  2. frameshift
  3. frameshift mutation
  4. frameshift mutations
  5. frameshifted
  6. frameshifter
  7. frameshifters
  8. frameshifting
  9. frameshiftings
  10. frameshifts
  11. frameskip

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