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shelterin

shelterin noun: a complex of proteins associated with telomeres that protect the ends of chromosomes.

Noun

shelterin (plural shelterins)

  1. A complex of proteins associated with telomeres that protect the ends of chromosomes

Forms of shelterin

pluralshelterins

Origin of shelterin

From shelter + -in.

Questions about shelterin

What does shelterin mean?
Shelterin means a complex of proteins associated with telomeres that protect the ends of chromosomes.
What part of speech is shelterin?
Shelterin is a noun.
What is the plural of shelterin?
The plural of shelterin is shelterins.

Words near shelterin in the dictionary

  1. shelteredness
  2. shelteree
  3. shelterees
  4. shelterer
  5. shelterers
  6. shelterin
  7. sheltering
  8. sheltering in place
  9. sheltering-in-place
  10. shelteringly
  11. shelterings

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