"zinc finger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: zinc fingers [plural]
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  1. (biochemistry, genetics) A structure characterized by the coordination of one or more zinc ions, found in some proteins, that typically binds to specific sequences of DNA and regulates genes. Wikipedia link: zinc finger Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Genetics, Zinc Translations (structure characterized by the coordination of one or more zinc ions, found in some proteins, that typically binds to specific sequences of DNA and regulates genes): cinkujj (Hungarian)

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