protosplice

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adjective

Describing a site in a codon into which introns are first inserted

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Meanings

adjectiveprotosplice (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyDescribing a site in a codon into which introns are first inserted

Origin

From proto- + splice.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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