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splicosome

splicosome is the alternative spelling 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 splicosome

pluralsplicosomes

Questions about splicosome

What is splicosome the alternative spelling of?
Splicosome is the alternative spelling of spliceosome.

Words near splicosome in the dictionary

  1. splicesome
  2. splicesomes
  3. splicing
  4. splicing the mainbrace
  5. splicings
  6. splicosome
  7. splicosomes
  8. splif
  9. spliff
  10. spliffed
  11. spliffing

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