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translin

translin noun: any of a family of DNA-binding proteins that specifically recognise consensus sequences at the breakpoint junctions in chromosomal translocations.

Noun

translin (plural translins)

  1. Any of a family of DNA-binding proteins that specifically recognise consensus sequences at the breakpoint junctions in chromosomal translocations

Forms of translin

pluraltranslins

Origin of translin

From translocation + -in.

Questions about translin

What does translin mean?
Translin means any of a family of DNA-binding proteins that specifically recognise consensus sequences at the breakpoint junctions in chromosomal translocations.
What part of speech is translin?
Translin is a noun.
What is the plural of translin?
The plural of translin is translins.

Words near translin in the dictionary

  1. translettered
  2. translettering
  3. transletters
  4. transligamentous
  5. translimbal
  6. translin
  7. translinear
  8. translingual
  9. translingualism
  10. translingualisms
  11. translingualities

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