"protospacer" meaning in All languages combined

See protospacer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: protospacers [plural]
Etymology: From proto- + spacer. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|proto|spacer}} proto- + spacer Head templates: {{en-noun}} protospacer (plural protospacers)
  1. (genetics) A particular DNA motif. Wikipedia link: Protospacer adjacent motif Categories (topical): Genetics

Inflected forms

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