Heptanucleotide

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A codon containing seven nucleotides.

    "Van Belkum et al. report one example of a heptanucleotide 5’-GTGATTA-3’ in Helicobacter pylori."

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"Van Belkum et al. report one example of a heptanucleotide 5’-GTGATTA-3’ in Helicobacter pylori."

Etymology

From hepta- + nucleotide.

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