septanucleotide

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From septa- +‎ nucleotide.

Noun[edit]

septanucleotide (plural septanucleotides)

  1. (genetics) A codon containing seven nucleotides.
    • 1973, Sewell P. Champe, Phage, page 389:
      Further, the septanucleotides were not labeled by α-32p-CTP while the unique 5' terminal oligonucleotide was not labeled by α-32p-UTP.
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