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Pribnow box

Pribnow box noun: the nucleotide sequence TATAAT, an essential part of a promoter site on DNA for transcription to occur in bacteria.

Noun

Pribnow box (plural Pribnow boxes)

  1. The nucleotide sequence TATAAT, an essential part of a promoter site on DNA for transcription to occur in bacteria.

Synonyms of Pribnow box

Forms of Pribnow box

pluralPribnow boxes

Origin of Pribnow box

Named after David Pribnow.

Questions about Pribnow box

What does Pribnow box mean?
Pribnow box means the nucleotide sequence TATAAT, an essential part of a promoter site on DNA for transcription to occur in bacteria.
What part of speech is Pribnow box?
Pribnow box is a noun.
What is the plural of Pribnow box?
The plural of Pribnow box is Pribnow boxes.

Words near Pribnow box in the dictionary

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  2. Pribilof Islands
  3. Pribina
  4. Pribislavec
  5. Pribnow
  6. Pribnow box
  7. Pribnow boxes
  8. Pribnow-Schaller box
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  10. Priboiașa
  11. Priboieni

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