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invertasome

invertasome noun: a nucleoprotein complex that causes inversion of a DNA sequence.

Noun

invertasome (plural invertasomes)

  1. A nucleoprotein complex that causes inversion of a DNA sequence
    • A single rotation will be favored in the Fis/enhancer-associated invertasome complex in part because the DNA segment between hixL-1 and the enhancer is only 155 bp.2015 June 8, Yong Chang, Reid C. Johnson, “Controlling tetramer formation, subunit rotation and DNA ligation during Hin-catalyzed DNA inversion”, in Nucleic Acids Research, volume 43, →DOI

Forms of invertasome

pluralinvertasomes

Origin of invertasome

From invert + -a- + -some.

Questions about invertasome

What does invertasome mean?
Invertasome means a nucleoprotein complex that causes inversion of a DNA sequence.
What part of speech is invertasome?
Invertasome is a noun.
What is the plural of invertasome?
The plural of invertasome is invertasomes.

Words near invertasome in the dictionary

  1. invert sugars
  2. invertability
  3. invertable
  4. invertase
  5. invertases
  6. invertasome
  7. invertasomes
  8. invertebracy
  9. invertebrae
  10. invertebral
  11. invertebrate

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