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posttranslational

posttranslational adjective: of or pertaining to the period after a protein has been translated from mRNA.

Adjective

posttranslational (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the period after a protein has been translated from mRNA.

Forms of posttranslational

alternative formpost-translational

Origin of posttranslational

From post- + translational.

Words formed from posttranslational

Phrases with posttranslational

Questions about posttranslational

What does posttranslational mean?
Posttranslational means of or pertaining to the period after a protein has been translated from mRNA.
What part of speech is posttranslational?
Posttranslational is an adjective.

Words near posttranslational in the dictionary

  1. posttransfusion
  2. posttransfusional
  3. posttransition
  4. posttransitional
  5. posttranslation
  6. posttranslational
  7. posttranslational modification
  8. posttranslational modifications
  9. posttranslationally
  10. posttranslocated
  11. posttranslocation

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