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polyadenylation

polyadenylation noun: the formation of a polyadenylate, especially that of a nucleic acid.

Noun

polyadenylation (countable and uncountable, plural polyadenylations)

  1. The formation of a polyadenylate, especially that of a nucleic acid.

Forms of polyadenylation

pluralpolyadenylations

Words formed from polyadenylation

Questions about polyadenylation

What does polyadenylation mean?
Polyadenylation means the formation of a polyadenylate, especially that of a nucleic acid.
What part of speech is polyadenylation?
Polyadenylation is a noun.
What is the plural of polyadenylation?
The plural of polyadenylation is polyadenylations.

Words near polyadenylation in the dictionary

  1. polyadenylases
  2. polyadenylate
  3. polyadenylated
  4. polyadenylates
  5. polyadenylating
  6. polyadenylation
  7. polyadenylations
  8. polyadenylic
  9. polyadenylic acid
  10. polyadenylribosylpolymerase
  11. polyadenylylation

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