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tetraloop

tetraloop noun: a four-base hairpin loop motif in RNA secondary structure that caps many double helices.

Noun

tetraloop (plural tetraloops)

  1. A four-base hairpin loop motif in RNA secondary structure that caps many double helices

Forms of tetraloop

pluraltetraloops

Origin of tetraloop

From tetra- + loop.

Questions about tetraloop

What does tetraloop mean?
Tetraloop means a four-base hairpin loop motif in RNA secondary structure that caps many double helices.
What part of speech is tetraloop?
Tetraloop is a noun.
What is the plural of tetraloop?
The plural of tetraloop is tetraloops.

Words near tetraloop in the dictionary

  1. tetralogues
  2. tetralogy
  3. tetralogy of Fallot
  4. tetralone
  5. tetralones
  6. tetraloop
  7. tetraloops
  8. tetralophodont
  9. tetralophodonty
  10. tetralophose
  11. tetraluminium

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