Readenylation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A second or subsequent adenylation, especially one following deadenylation. uncountable

    "The processes of deadenylation and readenylation of the t-PA mRNA are controlled by nucleotide sequences found in the 3'untranslated region (UTR)."

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"The processes of deadenylation and readenylation of the t-PA mRNA are controlled by nucleotide sequences found in the 3'untranslated region (UTR)."

Etymology

From re- + adenylation.

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