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intercodons

intercodons is the plural of intercodon.

Meaning of intercodon

Noun

intercodon (plural intercodons)

  1. The sequence of nucleic acid between specific codons
    • Both have (i) slippery sequences (SS) of the form X XXY YYZ (U UUU UUA for HIV-1 and G GGA AAC for PEG10), (ii) different intercodons [26 ] (GGG and UCC respectively), (iii) distinct secondary structures (SStr) (extended stem-loop for HIV-1 and pseudoknot for PEG10), and (iv) the SStr start is...2015 October 9, “HIV-1 and Human PEG10 Frameshift Elements Are Functionally Distinct and Distinguished by Novel Small Molecule Modulators”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

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Questions about intercodons

What is intercodons the plural of?
Intercodons is the plural of intercodon.

Words near intercodons in the dictionary

  1. intercoastal
  2. intercoastally
  3. intercoccygeal
  4. intercoder
  5. intercodon
  6. intercodons
  7. intercognition
  8. intercohesin
  9. intercohort
  10. intercohortal
  11. intercoil

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