"slippery sequence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slippery sequences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} slippery sequence (plural slippery sequences)
  1. (genetics) A small section of codon nucleotide sequences that controls the rate of ribosomal frameshifting.
    Sense id: en-slippery_sequence-en-noun-HGAT-LK5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Genetics Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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