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OLIGONUCLEOTIDE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(biochemistry) a polynucleotide whose molecules contain relatively few nucleotides

Synonyms:

oligo; oligonucleotide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("oligonucleotide" is a kind of...):

base; nucleotide (a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA))

Domain category:

biochemistry (the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry)

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MIR124-1 pre-miRNA is an oligonucleotide that is encoded by the human MIR124-1 gene and has a role in the the regulation of gene expression.

(MIR124-1 Pre-miRNA, NCI Thesaurus)

MIR128-2 pre-miRNA is an oligonucleotide that is encoded by the human MIR128-2 gene and has a role in the the regulation of gene expression.

(MIR128-2 Pre-miRNA, NCI Thesaurus)

MIR17 pre-miRNA is an oligonucleotide that is encoded by the human MIR17 gene and has a role in the the regulation of gene expression.

(MIR17 Pre-miRNA, NCI Thesaurus)

MIR29B2 pre-miRNA is an oligonucleotide that is encoded by the human MIR29B2 gene and has a role in the the regulation of gene expression.

(MIR29B2 Pre-miRNA, NCI Thesaurus)

MIR29C pre-miRNA is an oligonucleotide that is encoded by the human MIR29C gene and has a role in the the regulation of gene expression.

(MIR29C Pre-miRNA, NCI Thesaurus)

MIRLET7C pre-miRNA is an oligonucleotide that is encoded by the human MIRLET7C gene and has a role in the the regulation of gene expression.

(MIRLET7C Pre-miRNA, NCI Thesaurus)

MIRLET7B pre-miRNA is an oligonucleotide that is encoded by the human MIRLET7B gene and has a role in the the regulation of gene expression.

(MIRLET7B Pre-miRNA, NCI Thesaurus)

MIRLET7D pre-miRNA is an oligonucleotide that is encoded by the human MIRLET7D gene and has a role in the the regulation of gene expression.

(MIRLET7D Pre-miRNA, NCI Thesaurus)

MIRLET7E pre-miRNA is an oligonucleotide that is encoded by the human MIRLET7E gene and has a role in the the regulation of gene expression.

(MIRLET7E Pre-miRNA, NCI Thesaurus)

MIRLET7F1 pre-miRNA is an oligonucleotide that is encoded by the human MIRLET7F1 gene and has a role in the the regulation of gene expression.

(MIRLET7F1 Pre-miRNA, NCI Thesaurus)