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slippery sequence

slippery sequence noun: a small section of codon nucleotide sequences that controls the rate of ribosomal frameshifting.

Noun

slippery sequence (plural slippery sequences)

  1. A small section of codon nucleotide sequences that controls the rate of ribosomal frameshifting.

Forms of slippery sequence

pluralslippery sequences

Questions about slippery sequence

What does slippery sequence mean?
Slippery sequence means a small section of codon nucleotide sequences that controls the rate of ribosomal frameshifting.
What part of speech is slippery sequence?
Slippery sequence is a noun.
What is the plural of slippery sequence?
The plural of slippery sequence is slippery sequences.

Words near slippery sequence in the dictionary

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