homopeptide

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

homo- +‎ peptide

Noun[edit]

homopeptide (plural homopeptides)

  1. (biochemistry) A peptide containing multiple occurrences of a single amino acid moiety

Usage notes[edit]

  • Used attributively to describe such repeat units in a protein or gene

Derived terms[edit]

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