holins

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A form of holin — Any of a diverse group of small proteins produced by dsDNA bacteriophages in order to trigger and control the degradation of the host's cell wall at the end of the lytic cycle.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of holin

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Hilson
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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