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oligopyrimidine

oligopyrimidine noun: a portion of DNA or RNA containing several consecutive pyrimidine bases.

Noun

oligopyrimidine (countable and uncountable, plural oligopyrimidines)

  1. A portion of DNA or RNA containing several consecutive pyrimidine bases
    • However, mTOR-sensitive translatomes commonly include mRNAs with a 5’ terminal oligopyrimidine tract (TOP), such as those encoding ribosomal proteins, but not ISGs. Because these translatomes were obtained under conditions when ISG expression is not induced, we examined the mTOR-sensitive...2015 July 25, “Assessment of mTOR-Dependent Translational Regulation of Interferon Stimulated Genes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of oligopyrimidine

pluraloligopyrimidines

Origin of oligopyrimidine

From oligo- + pyrimidine.

Questions about oligopyrimidine

What does oligopyrimidine mean?
Oligopyrimidine means a portion of DNA or RNA containing several consecutive pyrimidine bases.
What part of speech is oligopyrimidine?
Oligopyrimidine is a noun.
What is the plural of oligopyrimidine?
The plural of oligopyrimidine is oligopyrimidines.

Words near oligopyrimidine in the dictionary

  1. oligopsonistic
  2. oligopsonists
  3. oligopsony
  4. oligopurine
  5. oligopurines
  6. oligopyrimidine
  7. oligopyrimidines
  8. oligopyrrole
  9. oligopyrroles
  10. oligopyrrolic
  11. oligorecurrence

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