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pseudoknot

pseudoknot noun: a secondary structure in RNA in which half of one stem is intercalated between the two halves of another stem.

Noun

pseudoknot (plural pseudoknots)

  1. A secondary structure in RNA in which half of one stem is intercalated between the two halves of another stem.

Forms of pseudoknot

pluralpseudoknots

Origin of pseudoknot

From pseudo- + knot.

Questions about pseudoknot

What does pseudoknot mean?
Pseudoknot means a secondary structure in RNA in which half of one stem is intercalated between the two halves of another stem.
What part of speech is pseudoknot?
Pseudoknot is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudoknot?
The plural of pseudoknot is pseudoknots.

Words near pseudoknot in the dictionary

  1. pseudokidney
  2. pseudokidneys
  3. pseudokinase
  4. pseudokinases
  5. pseudokinship
  6. pseudoknot
  7. pseudoknots
  8. pseudoknotted
  9. pseudolabia
  10. pseudolabium
  11. pseudolalia

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