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muscleblind

muscleblind noun: any of a family of proteins that are RNA-binding factors.

Noun

muscleblind (uncountable)

  1. Any of a family of proteins that are RNA-binding factors.
  2. Any of the genes associated with these proteins.

Origin of muscleblind

From muscle + blind. The muscleblind gene in Drosophila flies is necessary to the development of muscles and eye photoreceptors.

Questions about muscleblind

What does muscleblind mean?
Muscleblind means any of a family of proteins that are RNA-binding factors.
What part of speech is muscleblind?
Muscleblind is a noun.

Words near muscleblind in the dictionary

  1. muscle-queens
  2. muscle-up
  3. muscle-ups
  4. musclebike
  5. musclebikes
  6. muscleblind
  7. musclebound
  8. muscleboy
  9. muscleboys
  10. musclebrain
  11. musclebrains

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