heptanucleotide

H4E1P3T1A1N1U1C3L1E1O1T1I1D2E1

noun

A codon containing seven nucleotides.

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Meanings

nounheptanucleotide (plural heptanucleotides)

plural heptanucleotides

  1. biologyA codon containing seven nucleotides.

    Van Belkum et al. report one example of a heptanucleotide 5’-GTGATTA-3’ in Helicobacter pylori.

    2015 December 23, “Investigation of a Quadruplex-Forming Repeat Sequence Highly Enriched in Xanthomonas and Nostoc sp.”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From hepta- + nucleotide.

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APA

heptanucleotide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptanucleotide

MLA

“heptanucleotide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptanucleotide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heptanucleotide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heptanucleotide.

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