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Shine-Dalgarno sequence

Shine-Dalgarno sequence noun: a ribosomal binding site in the mRNA of prokaryotes.

Noun

Shine-Dalgarno sequence (plural Shine-Dalgarno sequences)

  1. A ribosomal binding site in the mRNA of prokaryotes.

Forms of Shine-Dalgarno sequence

pluralShine-Dalgarno sequences

Origin of Shine-Dalgarno sequence

After Australian scientists John Shine and Lynn Dalgarno.

Words formed from Shine-Dalgarno sequence

  • anti-Shine-Dalgarno sequence

Questions about Shine-Dalgarno sequence

What does Shine-Dalgarno sequence mean?
Shine-Dalgarno sequence means a ribosomal binding site in the mRNA of prokaryotes.
What part of speech is Shine-Dalgarno sequence?
Shine-Dalgarno sequence is a noun.
What is the plural of Shine-Dalgarno sequence?
The plural of Shine-Dalgarno sequence is Shine-Dalgarno sequences.

Words near Shine-Dalgarno sequence in the dictionary

  1. shine off
  2. shine on
  3. Shine the Light Law
  4. shine through
  5. shine up
  6. Shine-Dalgarno sequence
  7. Shine-Dalgarno sequences
  8. shinebox
  9. shineboxes
  10. shined
  11. shined a light on

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