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TETRAMER [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

A molecule with four large subunits consisting of two identical alpha chains and two identical beta chains.

OBS

The constancy of the evolutionary rate is apparent in the molecule of hemoglobin, which in bony fishes and higher vertebrates is a tetramer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Molécule possédant quatre sous-unités de grande taille composée de deux chaînes identiques alphas de deux chaînes identiques bêta.

OBS

La constance du taux d'évolution est nette dans le cas de la molécule d'hémoglobine, qui chez les poissons osseux et les vertébrés supérieurs est un tétramère.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
CONT

La proteína es un tetrámero formado por cuatro subunidades iguales dos a dos.

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