DNA sequence

noun

The string of base pairs (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine) which, when arranged in triplets to form codons, create a DNA string which encodes polypeptides.

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Meanings

nounDNA sequence (plural DNA sequences)

plural DNA sequences

  1. biologyThe string of base pairs (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine) which, when arranged in triplets to form codons, create a DNA string which encodes polypeptides.
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