Pentaribonucleotide

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An oligoribonucleotide containing five nucleotide units

    "This complex unwinds duplex DNA while synthesizing pentaribonucleotide RNA primers for use by the lagging strand polymerase (gp43)."

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"This complex unwinds duplex DNA while synthesizing pentaribonucleotide RNA primers for use by the lagging strand polymerase (gp43)."

Etymology

From penta- + ribonucleotide.

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