antimotif

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noun

A pattern, in a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, that appears less often than chance would predict and is conjectured to have biological significance.

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Meanings

nounantimotif (plural antimotifs)

plural antimotifs

  1. biologyA pattern, in a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, that appears less often than chance would predict and is conjectured to have biological significance.
  2. A pattern that acts as a reversal or counterpoint to a dominant motif.

Origin

From anti- + motif.

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APA

antimotif. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimotif

MLA

“antimotif.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimotif. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antimotif,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimotif.

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