"protein domain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: protein domains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} protein domain (plural protein domains)
  1. (biology) A part of protein sequence and structure that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. Wikipedia link: protein domain Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-protein_domain-en-noun-Hb3UdGKO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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