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transfrag

transfrag noun: a transcribed fragment (of DNA).

Noun

transfrag (plural transfrags)

  1. A transcribed fragment (of DNA)
    • A single consensus transfrag covers the entire TRα1 coding sequence (exons 2–9), and two non-overlapping transfrags cover all but 25 nt of the Rev-erbα coding sequence (exons 1–8).2015 September 15, “Evolution of the Antisense Overlap between Genes for Thyroid Hormone Receptor and Rev-erbα and Characterization of an Exonic G-Rich Element That Regulates Splicing of TRα2 mRNA”...

Forms of transfrag

pluraltransfrags

Origin of transfrag

Shortening.

Questions about transfrag

What does transfrag mean?
Transfrag means a transcribed fragment (of DNA).
What part of speech is transfrag?
Transfrag is a noun.
What is the plural of transfrag?
The plural of transfrag is transfrags.

Words near transfrag in the dictionary

  1. transformylase
  2. transformylases
  3. transformylation
  4. transformylations
  5. transfoveal
  6. transfrag
  7. transfrags
  8. transfranchisal
  9. transfreight
  10. transfreighted
  11. transfreighting

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