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Reading frame
Any of three possible triplets of codons in which a DNA sequence could be transcribed
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Any of three possible triplets of codons in which a DNA sequence could be transcribed
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Reading frame"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| subreadnoun | (genetics) A subset of a read (sequence of DNA generated by sequencing) |
| readthroughnoun | (film, television, theater) An organized reading of the screenplay or script by all of the actors, prior to the actual performance. |
| back-translationnoun | (translation studies, uncountable) The process of translating a previously translated document back into the original language. |
| uorfsnoun | (genetics) Plural acronym for "upstream open reading frames". |
| retrogenenoun | (genetics) A piece of DNA reverse transcribed from mRNA inserted into a random place in the genome. |
| frameshift mutationnoun | (genetics) A genetic mutation that either inserts or deletes a number of nucleotides that is not divisible by three (i.e., a non-integer number of codons), altering the reading frame of the portion of the gene downstream of the mutation and causing it to code for a completely different protein sequence. |
| multireadnoun | (genetics, genetic mapping) A read (sequence) that maps to multiple locations |
| retrotranscriptomenoun | (genetics) A complete set of retrotranscripts |
| exitronnoun | (genetics) One of a set of alternatively spliced internal regions of protein-coding exons. |
| retroposonnoun | (genetics) A fragment of DNA inserted into a chromosome following reverse transcription from RNA. |
| cotranslationnoun | The joint translation of a work from one language to another by more than one person. |
| direct repeatnoun | (biology, genetics) A type of genetic sequence that consists of two or more repeats of a specific sequence. |
| retroregulationnoun | (genetics) regulation of mRNA translation by a sequence that is downstream |
| retronnoun | (biochemistry) A sequence of DNA associated with reverse transcription |
| rna splicingnoun | (genetics) A process in which the exons of a primary gene transcript, the pre-mRNA, are separated and reconnected so as to produce alternative ribonucleotide arrangements in the final mRNA |
| retrotranspositionnoun | (genetics) The reverse transposition of an RNA intermediate. |
| transfragnoun | (genetics) A transcribed fragment (of DNA) |
| recodonizationnoun | (genetics) The replacement or reattachment of a terminal codon to a gene |
| metatranscriptnoun | (genetics) Synonym of metatranscription. |
| frameshiftnoun | A frameshift mutation. |
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