transcriptosome

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noun

A holocomplex of proteins involved in the transcription of nucleic acid

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Meanings

nountranscriptosome (plural transcriptosomes)

plural transcriptosomes

  1. biologyA holocomplex of proteins involved in the transcription of nucleic acid

Origin

From transcript + -o- + -some.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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