Antimotif
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Antimotif is a noun meaning A pattern that acts as a reversal or counterpoint to a dominant motif.
Meaning
A pattern that acts as a reversal or counterpoint to a dominant motif.
More Meanings
- (genetics) A pattern, in a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, that appears less often than chance would predict and is conjectured to have biological significance.
Word Forms
- antimotifs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antimorph, submotif, pseudomotif, nullomer, marker, phenodeviant.
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