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supermotifnoun(biochemistry) A stretch of nucleic acid that contains several (sometimes overlapping) motifs
homeodomainnoun(biochemistry, genetics) A folded protein domain that binds to DNA and has a function in transcription
leucine zippernoun(biochemistry) A structural motif in proteins, especially those involved in transcription
motifnounA recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
transcription factornoun(molecular biology, genetics) A protein that binds to specific DNA sequences, thereby controlling the flow (or transcription) of genetic information from DNA to mRNA.
octaloopnoun(genetics) An eight-base hairpin loop motif
fliponnoun(genetics) An altered conformation of a nucleic acid chain
phosphomotifnoun(biochemistry) A sequence of phosphopeptides
foldonnoun(biochemistry) A part of a protein that folds and unfolds as a unit.
chromodomainnoun(genetics, biochemistry) A sequence of amino acids, common to the protein of many species, that is responsible for the manipulation of chromatin.
homodomainnounMisspelling of homeodomain. [(biochemistry, genetics) A folded protein domain that binds to DNA and has a function in transcription]
coordinomenoun(biochemistry) A DNA sequence that serves to coordinate the expression of two or more genes.
zinc fingernoun(biochemistry, genetics) A structure characterized by the coordination of one or more zinc ions, found in some proteins, that typically binds to specific sequences of DNA and regulates genes.
lipoboxnounA peptide motif that is important to the modification of bacterial lipoproteins
exofacenoun(biochemistry) The external surface of a coiled protein
minimotifnoun(genetics) A short contiguous peptide motif
open reading framenoun(genetics) A sequence of DNA triplets, between the initiator and terminator codons, that can be transcribed into mRNA and later translated into protein.
heptaloopnoun(biochemistry) A nucleic acid motif composed of seven loops
tetraloopnoun(genetics) A four-base hairpin loop motif in RNA secondary structure that caps many double helices
codonnoun(biochemistry) A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis or translation.

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