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splicesome

splicesome is the alternative form of spliceosome.

Meaning of spliceosome

Noun

spliceosome (plural spliceosomes)

  1. A dynamic complex of RNA and protein subunits that removes introns from precursor mRNA.
    • This complex, termed a "spliceosome," is thought to contain components necessary for mRNA splicing; its existence can explain how separated exons on pre-mRNA are brought into contact.1985 June, Edward Brody, “The "spliceosome": yeast pre-messenger RNA associates with 40S complex in a splicing-dependent reaction”, in Science, volume 228, number 4802, page 963

Forms of splicesome

pluralsplicesomes

Questions about splicesome

What is splicesome the alternative form of?
Splicesome is the alternative form of spliceosome.

Words near splicesome in the dictionary

  1. splicer
  2. splicers
  3. splices
  4. splices the mainbrace
  5. splicesomal
  6. splicesome
  7. splicesomes
  8. splicing
  9. splicing the mainbrace
  10. splicings
  11. splicosome

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