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trihelix

trihelix noun: any of a family of transcription factors found in Arabidopsis and other organisms.

Noun

trihelix (plural trihelices)

  1. Any of a family of transcription factors found in Arabidopsis and other organisms

Forms of trihelix

pluraltrihelices

Origin of trihelix

From tri- + helix.

Questions about trihelix

What does trihelix mean?
Trihelix means any of a family of transcription factors found in Arabidopsis and other organisms.
What part of speech is trihelix?
Trihelix is a noun.
What is the plural of trihelix?
The plural of trihelix is trihelices.

Words near trihelix in the dictionary

  1. trihedron
  2. trihedrons
  3. trihelical
  4. trihelices
  5. trihelium
  6. trihelix
  7. triheme
  8. trihemeral
  9. trihemiobol
  10. trihemiobolion
  11. trihemiobols

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