antimotif
antimotif · antimotifs
A pattern, in a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, that appears less often than chance…A pattern, in a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, that appears less often than chance would predict and is conjectured to have biological significance.
Meaning
2 sensesA pattern, in a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, that appears less often than chance would predict and is conjectured to have biological significance.
A pattern that acts as a reversal or counterpoint to a dominant motif.
Origin
From anti- + motif.From anti- + motif.
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Forms
plural: antimotifs| Singular | antimotif |
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