tetraloop

T1E1T1R1A1L1O1O1P3

noun

A four-base hairpin loop motif in RNA secondary structure that caps many double helices

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Meanings

nountetraloop (plural tetraloops)

plural tetraloops

  1. biologyA four-base hairpin loop motif in RNA secondary structure that caps many double helices

Origin

From tetra- + loop.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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