Retrozyme
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Retrozyme is a noun meaning a family of retrotransposons, containing a hammerhead ribozyme in their sequences, and no coding regions.
Meaning
a family of retrotransposons, containing a hammerhead ribozyme in their sequences, and no coding regions.
Word Forms
- retrozymes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include retroelement, retrotransposase, retrotransposon, retrovector, ribozyme, retrotranscriptome.
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