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polypyrimidine

polypyrimidine noun: any of many pyrimidine bases forming a sequence; especially a region of mRNA containing such a sequence which has a function in RNA splicing.

Noun

polypyrimidine (plural polypyrimidines)

  1. Any of many pyrimidine bases forming a sequence; especially a region of mRNA containing such a sequence which has a function in RNA splicing

Forms of polypyrimidine

pluralpolypyrimidines

Origin of polypyrimidine

From poly- + pyrimidine.

Words formed from polypyrimidine

  • polypyrimidine tract

Questions about polypyrimidine

What does polypyrimidine mean?
Polypyrimidine means any of many pyrimidine bases forming a sequence; especially a region of mRNA containing such a sequence which has a function in RNA splicing.
What part of speech is polypyrimidine?
Polypyrimidine is a noun.
What is the plural of polypyrimidine?
The plural of polypyrimidine is polypyrimidines.

Words near polypyrimidine in the dictionary

  1. polypyrene
  2. polypyrenous
  3. polypyridine
  4. polypyridines
  5. polypyridyl
  6. polypyrimidine
  7. polypyrimidines
  8. polypyrrole
  9. polypyrroles
  10. polypyrrolidone
  11. polypyrrolidones

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