polypyrimidine

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ pyrimidine

Noun

polypyrimidine (plural polypyrimidines)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of many pyrimidine bases forming a sequence; especially a region of mRNA containing such a sequence which has a function in RNA splicing

Derived terms
  • polypyrimidine tract
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