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protein domain

protein domain noun: a part of a protein sequence and structure that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain.

Noun

protein domain (plural protein domains)

  1. (molecular biology) A part of a protein sequence and structure that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain.

Forms of protein domain

pluralprotein domains

Questions about protein domain

What does protein domain mean?
Protein domain means a part of a protein sequence and structure that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain.
What part of speech is protein domain?
Protein domain is a noun.
What is the plural of protein domain?
The plural of protein domain is protein domains.

Words near protein domain in the dictionary

  1. protein C
  2. protein chain
  3. protein chains
  4. protein complex
  5. protein complexes
  6. protein domain
  7. protein domains
  8. protein isolate
  9. protein isolates
  10. protein kinase
  11. protein kinases

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