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transcription factors

transcription factors is the plural of transcription factor.

Meaning of transcription factor

Noun

transcription factor (plural transcription factors)

  1. (molecular biology) A protein that binds to specific DNA sequences, thereby controlling the flow (or transcription) of genetic information from DNA to mRNA.
    Synonyms:
    sequence-specific DNA-binding factor

Questions about transcription factors

What is transcription factors the plural of?
Transcription factors is the plural of transcription factor.

Words near transcription factors in the dictionary

  1. transcripted
  2. transcriptese
  3. transcripting
  4. transcription
  5. transcription factor
  6. transcription factors
  7. transcriptional
  8. transcriptionally
  9. transcriptionist
  10. transcriptionists
  11. transcriptionnally

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