pentarepeat

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounpentarepeat (plural pentarepeats)

plural pentarepeats

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

Origin

From penta- + repeat.

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APA

pentarepeat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentarepeat

MLA

“pentarepeat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentarepeat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentarepeat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentarepeat.

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