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reading frame

reading frame noun: any of three possible sequences of codons in which an RNA sequence could be translated.

Noun

reading frame (plural reading frames)

  1. Any of three possible sequences of codons in which an RNA sequence could be translated.

Forms of reading frame

pluralreading frames

Questions about reading frame

What does reading frame mean?
Reading frame means any of three possible sequences of codons in which an RNA sequence could be translated.
What part of speech is reading frame?
Reading frame is a noun.
What is the plural of reading frame?
The plural of reading frame is reading frames.

Words near reading frame in the dictionary

  1. reading comprehension
  2. reading copies
  3. reading copy
  4. reading for
  5. reading for press
  6. reading frame
  7. reading frames
  8. reading glasses
  9. reading group
  10. reading in
  11. reading into

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