hexarepeat

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noun

A pattern of six repeats (in a nucleic acid or protein (especially a prion))

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Meanings

nounhexarepeat (plural hexarepeats)

plural hexarepeats

  1. biochemistryA pattern of six repeats (in a nucleic acid or protein (especially a prion))

Origin

From hexa- + repeat.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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