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trans-Golgi network

trans-Golgi network noun: a complex network of membranes and associated vesicles within the Golgi apparatus, where departing proteins are assigned a destination according to their signal sequence.

Noun

trans-Golgi network (plural trans-Golgi networks)

  1. A complex network of membranes and associated vesicles within the Golgi apparatus, where departing proteins are assigned a destination according to their signal sequence.
    Synonyms:
    TGN

Synonyms of trans-Golgi network

Forms of trans-Golgi network

pluraltrans-Golgi networks

Questions about trans-Golgi network

What does trans-Golgi network mean?
Trans-Golgi network means a complex network of membranes and associated vesicles within the Golgi apparatus, where departing proteins are assigned a destination according to their signal sequence.
What part of speech is trans-Golgi network?
Trans-Golgi network is a noun.
What is the plural of trans-Golgi network?
The plural of trans-Golgi network is trans-Golgi networks.

Words near trans-Golgi network in the dictionary

  1. trans-fats
  2. trans-female
  3. trans-friendly
  4. trans-gender
  5. trans-genders
  6. trans-Golgi network
  7. trans-Golgi networks
  8. Trans-Himalayan
  9. trans-hydrogenation
  10. trans-hydrogenations
  11. trans-identified female

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