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Record 1 2012-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

The portion of mRNA that precedes the place where translation starts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Séquence qui se trouve en amont du codon d'initiation de traduction des ARN messagers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
DEF

Secuencia de nucleótidos, de longitud variable, en el extremo 5' de una molécula de ARNm [ácido ribonucleico mensajero] que precede al codón de iniciación AUG [adenanina, uracilo, guanina] donde comienza la traducción, y que no se traduce en una proteína.

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