GC box

noun

A distinct pattern of nucleotides, with the consensus sequence GGGCGG, found in the promoter region of some eukaryotic genes.

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Meanings

nounGC box (plural GC boxes)

plural GC boxes

  1. molecular biologyA distinct pattern of nucleotides, with the consensus sequence GGGCGG, found in the promoter region of some eukaryotic genes.
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