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loxP

loxP noun: a DNA site on the phage P1 genome, with sequence "ATAACTTCGTATANNNTANNNTATACGAAGTTAT" used in genetic engineering.

Noun

loxP

  1. A DNA site on the phage P1 genome, with sequence "ATAACTTCGTATANNNTANNNTATACGAAGTTAT" used in genetic engineering.

Origin of loxP

By abbreviating "locus of X-over P1"

Words formed from loxP

  • loxP site

Questions about loxP

What does loxP mean?
LoxP means a DNA site on the phage P1 genome, with sequence "ATAACTTCGTATANNNTANNNTATACGAAGTTAT" used in genetic engineering.
What part of speech is loxP?
LoxP is a noun.

Words near loxP in the dictionary

  1. loxoscelic
  2. loxoscelid
  3. loxoscelids
  4. loxoscelism
  5. loxosomatid
  6. loxP
  7. loxtidine
  8. Loxton
  9. Loxtons
  10. loxygen
  11. loy

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