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leucine zippers

leucine zippers is the plural of leucine zipper.

Meaning of leucine zipper

Noun

leucine zipper (plural leucine zippers)

  1. A structural motif in proteins, especially those involved in transcription

Questions about leucine zippers

What is leucine zippers the plural of?
Leucine zippers is the plural of leucine zipper.

Words near leucine zippers in the dictionary

  1. leucin
  2. leucinal
  3. leucinamide
  4. leucine
  5. leucine zipper
  6. leucine zippers
  7. leucinemia
  8. leucines
  9. leucinic acid
  10. leucinocaine
  11. leucinol

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