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non-stop decay

non-stop decay noun: a cellular pathway for the rapid destruction of damaged or mutant messenger RNAs lacking a stop codon in the proper reading frame.

Noun

non-stop decay (uncountable)

  1. A cellular pathway for the rapid destruction of damaged or mutant messenger RNAs lacking a stop codon in the proper reading frame.
    Synonyms:
    NSD

Synonyms of non-stop decay

Questions about non-stop decay

What does non-stop decay mean?
Non-stop decay means a cellular pathway for the rapid destruction of damaged or mutant messenger RNAs lacking a stop codon in the proper reading frame.
What part of speech is non-stop decay?
Non-stop decay is a noun.

Words near non-stop decay in the dictionary

  1. non-stick
  2. non-stoichiometric
  3. non-stoichiometric compound
  4. non-stoichiometric compounds
  5. non-stop
  6. non-stop decay
  7. non-stopping
  8. non-stops
  9. non-stories
  10. non-story
  11. non-streamlined

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