Deltasatellite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Deltasatellite is a noun meaning (biochemistry) A small non-coding DNA satellite about 700 nt long, associated with helper begomoviruses.
Meaning
(biochemistry) A small non-coding DNA satellite about 700 nt long, associated with helper begomoviruses.
Example Sentences
Deltasatellites do not encode any gene in their genomes. However, they share some common features.
The purple and green parts of deltasatellite SCR represent the predicted conserved stem-loop and secondary stem-loop structures, respectively.
Several types of DNA satellites have been described to be associated with begomoviruses: betasatellites, alphasatellites, and deltasatellites.
Word Forms
- deltasatellites
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