- polyadenylic acid
- noun Date: 1956 poly(a)
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polyadenylic acid
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polyadenylic acid — Polynucleotide chain consisting entirely of residues of adenylic acid (ie. the base sequence is AAAA....AAAA). Polyadenylic chains of various lengths are found at the 3 end of most eukaryotic mRNAs, the poly A tail … Dictionary of molecular biology
polyadenylic acid — ˌ… noun Etymology: poly + adenylic acid : poly(a) herein * * * /pol ee ad n il ik, pol /, Biochem. a homopolymer of adenylic acid enzymatically added to messenger RNA in eukaryotic cells to inhibit the hydrolytic breakdown of messenger RNA. [1955 … Useful english dictionary
polyadenylic acid — /pol ee ad n il ik, pol /, Biochem. a homopolymer of adenylic acid enzymatically added to messenger RNA in eukaryotic cells to inhibit the hydrolytic breakdown of messenger RNA. [1955 60; POLY + ADENYLIC ACID] * * * … Universalium
polyadenylic acid — poly·ad·e·nyl·ic acid .il ik n POLY(A) * * * poly·ad·e·nyl·ic ac·id (pol″e ad″ə nilґik) a homopolymer composed solely of adenylic acid residues; see also polyadenylate tail, under tail. Abbreviated poly A … Medical dictionary
polyadenylic acid — pol′y•ad•e•nyl′ic ac′id [[t]ˈpɒl iˌæd nˈɪl ɪk, ˌpɒl [/t]] n. lab a segment of nucleotides composed of adenylic acid residues, appearing at the tail end of messenger RNA after transcription and inducing stability: added to DNA fragments in certain … From formal English to slang
polyadenylic acid — noun A polymer of adenylic aid attached to mRNA before transportation to the cytoplasm … Wiktionary
polyadenylic — adjective Of or pertaining to polyadenylic acid or its derivatives … Wiktionary
poly-A — polyadenylic acid … Medical dictionary
poly-A — • polyadenylic acid … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
poly(A) — • polyadenylic acid … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
