"pentarepeat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pentarepeats [plural]
Etymology: penta- + repeat Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|penta|repeat}} penta- + repeat Head templates: {{en-noun}} pentarepeat (plural pentarepeats)
  1. (genetics, biochemistry) A pattern of five repeats (in a nucleic acid or protein (especially a prion)) Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Genetics

Inflected forms

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