"reading frame" meaning in English

See reading frame in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: reading frames [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} reading frame (plural reading frames)
  1. (genetics) Any of three possible sequences of codons in which an RNA sequence could be translated. Wikipedia link: reading frame Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-reading_frame-en-noun-HqV1xWki Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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