polypyrimidine

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

poly- +‎ pyrimidine

Noun[edit]

polypyrimidine (plural polypyrimidines)

(biochemistry) Any of many pyrimidine bases forming a sequence; especially a region of mRNA containing such a sequence which has a function in RNA splicing

Derived terms[edit]

polypyrimidine tract

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