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macrosatellite

macrosatellite noun: synonym of satellite DNA.

Noun

macrosatellite (plural macrosatellites)

  1. Synonym of satellite DNA.
    • The genetic region involved in FSHD does not encode any protein but rather contains a 3.3 kb macrosatellite D4Z4 repeat [ 180 ].2015 July 14, Mao Nie et al., “Noncoding RNAs, Emerging Regulators of Skeletal Muscle Development and Diseases”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    satellite DNA

Synonyms of macrosatellite

Forms of macrosatellite

pluralmacrosatellites

Origin of macrosatellite

From macro- + satellite.

Questions about macrosatellite

What does macrosatellite mean?
Macrosatellite means synonym of satellite DNA.
What part of speech is macrosatellite?
Macrosatellite is a noun.
What is the plural of macrosatellite?
The plural of macrosatellite is macrosatellites.

Words near macrosatellite in the dictionary

  1. macrosaccades
  2. macrosaccadic
  3. macrosaltation
  4. macrosample
  5. macrosamples
  6. macrosatellite
  7. macrosatellites
  8. macroscalar
  9. macroscale
  10. macroscales
  11. macroscelid

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