"diheptad" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: diheptads [plural]
Etymology: From di- (“two”) + heptad (“group of 7”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|di|heptad|t1=two|t2=group of 7}} di- (“two”) + heptad (“group of 7”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} diheptad (plural diheptads)
  1. (genetics) A sequence of fourteen bases composed of a repeated heptad Categories (topical): Fourteen, Genetics

Inflected forms

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