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Related terms:
protein sequence
binding site
chromosome
gene library
genome
conformation
plasmid
chromosomal structure
Nucleotide Sequence
base sequence
base se·quence [ beys see-kwuhns ]
Subclass of:
Molecular Structure; Genetic Structures
Definitions related to base sequence:
  • The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (nucleotide sequence) The sequence of nucleotide residues along an RNA or DNA chain.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (nucleic acid sequence) Order of purines and pyrimidines in nucleic acids and polynucleotides.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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