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Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-12-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- triplet repeat expansion
1, record 1, English, triplet%20repeat%20expansion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- trinucleotide repeat expansion 1, record 1, English, trinucleotide%20repeat%20expansion
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
During replication a trinucleotide repeat sequence can either expand or contract; if expanded beyond a critical copy number, gene function is compromised. Triplet repeat expansion is now recognized as a cause of several human diseases and as a mechanism of inheritance to explain the phenomenon of anticipation. 2, record 1, English, - triplet%20repeat%20expansion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- expansion de répétitions de triplets
1, record 1, French, expansion%20de%20r%C3%A9p%C3%A9titions%20de%20triplets
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- expansion de répétitions de trinucléotides 2, record 1, French, expansion%20de%20r%C3%A9p%C3%A9titions%20de%20trinucl%C3%A9otides
feminine noun
- expansion de triplets répétés 3, record 1, French, expansion%20de%20triplets%20r%C3%A9p%C3%A9t%C3%A9s
feminine noun
- expansion de trinucléotides répétés 4, record 1, French, expansion%20de%20trinucl%C3%A9otides%20r%C3%A9p%C3%A9t%C3%A9s
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- expansión de triplete repetido
1, record 1, Spanish, expansi%C3%B3n%20de%20triplete%20repetido
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Repetición de una secuencia de tres pares de bases nitrogenadas, como la repetición CAG responsable del síndrome del cromosoma X-frágil, que va aumentando el número de copias a lo largo de varias generaciones. 1, record 1, Spanish, - expansi%C3%B3n%20de%20triplete%20repetido
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-09-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ice Hockey
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hat trick
1, record 2, English, hat%20trick
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Three goals scored by one player in one game. 2, record 2, English, - hat%20trick
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A player who scores three goals in one game is said to have fashioned a hat trick. In hockey's infancy, a hat would be passed among the fans to collect money for a three-goal scorer. In later years, fans greeted such a performance by flinging their hats onto the ice. The expression hat trick may have derived from cricket. As a reward for taking three wickets with three successive balls, the bowler received a new hat from his team. 3, record 2, English, - hat%20trick
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hockey sur glace
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tour du chapeau
1, record 2, French, tour%20du%20chapeau
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- coup de trois 2, record 2, French, coup%20de%20trois
correct, masculine noun, France
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Au hockey, exploit qui consiste à marquer trois buts au cours du même match. 3, record 2, French, - tour%20du%20chapeau
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il doit sûrement arriver dans le hockey européen aussi qu'un joueur marque trois buts dans la même partie. Il n'en reste pas moins que l'«institutionnalisation» de cet exploit est propre aux Anglo-Américains et qu'il faut bien que les francophones d'Amérique dénomment cet exploit «institutionnalisé» pour lequel il n'y a pas d'appellation dans le français européen [sauf le «coup de trois»!]. 4, record 2, French, - tour%20du%20chapeau
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tout joueur qui aspire au championnat des marqueurs doit réussir quelques tours du chapeau pendant la saison. 3, record 2, French, - tour%20du%20chapeau
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hockey sobre hielo
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- triplete
1, record 2, Spanish, triplete
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- tripleta 1, record 2, Spanish, tripleta
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tres goles marcados por el mismo jugador en un solo partido. 2, record 2, Spanish, - triplete
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Triplete o tripleta son alternativas en español para sustituir al anglicismo "hat-trick", que se refiere al hecho de que un mismo jugador marque tres tantos en un mismo encuentro. [...] Además, se recuerda que si se emplea la palabra inglesa "hat-trick", esta se puede escribir con o sin guion, pero siempre en cursiva o, si no se dispone de este tipo de letra, entrecomillada. 1, record 2, Spanish, - triplete
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-11-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sports (General)
- Team Sports (General)
- Various Sports (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hat trick
1, record 3, English, hat%20trick
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Three successive performances of a feat by the same individual in a contest. 2, record 3, English, - hat%20trick
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The oldest use is probably in cricket, where a hat trick is the dismissal by the bowler of 3 batsmen with 3 consecutive balls, for which the bowler apparently received a bonus of new hat. The term is widely used in hockey and soccer to indicate the scoring of 3 goals by one individual in a single game. Originally the hat trick was the scoring of 3 consecutive unanswered goals, but they need not be consecutive or unanswered to qualify as a hat trick today. The term has also been used of a jockey's riding a winner in 3 consecutive races or winners in an annual race for 3 consecutive years. A notable exception to the 3 successive performances which characterize a hat trick in other sports is its occasional use in baseball to mean that a player has hit for the cycle - a single, double, triple, and home run in one game. 2, record 3, English, - hat%20trick
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sports (Généralités)
- Sports d'équipe (Généralités)
- Sports divers (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tour du chapeau
1, record 3, French, tour%20du%20chapeau
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- coup du chapeau 2, record 3, French, coup%20du%20chapeau
correct, masculine noun, Europe
- hat-trick 2, record 3, French, hat%2Dtrick
masculine noun, Europe
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Réalisation d'un] joueur qui marque trois fois dans la même partie, de l'athlète qui remporte trois victoires. 2, record 3, French, - tour%20du%20chapeau
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au cricket, le bowler qui mettait dehors trois joueurs de suite recevait une cape neuve. [sens : un chapeau neuf]. 2, record 3, French, - tour%20du%20chapeau
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Au Canada, c'est le terme de hockey sur glace «tour du chapeau» que l'on utilise pour signifier un exploit semblable dans d'autres sports. L'expression s'utilise dans tout sport où des buts se comptent comme au soccer, en hockey sur glace et sur gazon, en ringuette, ou des victoires s'additionnent comme en cyclisme, en course automobile, au tennis, en natation. 3, record 3, French, - tour%20du%20chapeau
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Deportes (Generalidades)
- Deportes de equipo (Generalidades)
- Deportes diversos (Generalidades)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- triplete
1, record 3, Spanish, triplete
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- tripleta 1, record 3, Spanish, tripleta
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hecho de que un mismo jugador marque tres tantos en un mismo encuentro. 1, record 3, Spanish, - triplete
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Triplete o tripleta son alternativas en español para sustituir al anglicismo "hat-trick", [...] si se emplea la palabra inglesa "hat-trick", esta se puede escribir con o sin guion, pero siempre en cursiva o, si no se dispone de este tipo de letra, entrecomillada. 1, record 3, Spanish, - triplete
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-09-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- terminator
1, record 4, English, terminator
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- nonsense codon 2, record 4, English, nonsense%20codon
correct
- nonsense triplet 3, record 4, English, nonsense%20triplet
correct
- terminator codon 4, record 4, English, terminator%20codon
correct
- chain-terminating codon 5, record 4, English, chain%2Dterminating%20codon
correct
- stop codon 6, record 4, English, stop%20codon
correct
- termination codon 7, record 4, English, termination%20codon
correct
- chain terminating codon 5, record 4, English, chain%20terminating%20codon
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A codon that does not specify an amino acid, but indicates the termination of a polypeptide chain. 5, record 4, English, - terminator
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These codons interrupt the reading of the messenger RNA (mRNA) strand and also cause release of the synthesized polypeptide chain. 5, record 4, English, - terminator
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- terminateur
1, record 4, French, terminateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- codon non-sens 2, record 4, French, codon%20non%2Dsens
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- codon d'arrêt 3, record 4, French, codon%20d%27arr%C3%AAt
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- triplet non-sens 4, record 4, French, triplet%20non%2Dsens
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- codon de terminaison 5, record 4, French, codon%20de%20terminaison
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- codon non sens 6, record 4, French, codon%20non%20sens
correct, masculine noun
- codon term 7, record 4, French, codon%20term
correct, masculine noun
- triplet de fin de chaîne 8, record 4, French, triplet%20de%20fin%20de%20cha%C3%AEne
correct, masculine noun
- codon dénué de sens 8, record 4, French, codon%20d%C3%A9nu%C3%A9%20de%20sens
correct, masculine noun
- triplet de terminaison 8, record 4, French, triplet%20de%20terminaison
correct, masculine noun
- codon stop 9, record 4, French, codon%20stop
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Triplet qui signale la fin d'un message génétique sur un ARNm. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 10, record 4, French, - terminateur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ainsi la traduction de l'ARN messager en protéine cesse de partir du codon non-sens. Les codons non-sens ont ce rôle parce qu'ils ne correspondent à aucun acide aminé. [Observation reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR.] 10, record 4, French, - terminateur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les codons d'arrêt sont le plus souvent UAA, UAG, UGA. 11, record 4, French, - terminateur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
codon non-sens; codon d'arrêt; codon de terminaison; triplet non-sens : termes normalisés par l'AFNOR. 12, record 4, French, - terminateur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 OBS
codon non sens; codon d'arrêt; codon de terminaison : termes publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 22 septembre 2000. 12, record 4, French, - terminateur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- codón de terminación
1, record 4, Spanish, cod%C3%B3n%20de%20terminaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- terminador de cadena 1, record 4, Spanish, terminador%20de%20cadena
correct, masculine noun
- codón de parada 1, record 4, Spanish, cod%C3%B3n%20de%20parada
correct, masculine noun
- codón terminador 2, record 4, Spanish, cod%C3%B3n%20terminador
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Triplete de nucleótidos para el que no existe la correspondiente molécula de ARN transmisor que inserte un aminoácido en la cadena de polipéptidos, por tanto, finaliza la síntesis de proteína y el polipéptido completo abandona el ribosoma. 1, record 4, Spanish, - cod%C3%B3n%20de%20terminaci%C3%B3n
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Se conocen tres codones de terminación: UAA [uridina, adenina, adenina] (ocre), UAG [uridina, adenina, guanina] (ámbar) y UGA [uridina, guanina, adenina] (ópalo). 1, record 4, Spanish, - cod%C3%B3n%20de%20terminaci%C3%B3n
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-08-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- open reading frame
1, record 5, English, open%20reading%20frame
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- ORF 2, record 5, English, ORF
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Describes a series of triplets coding for amino acids without any termination codons; the sequence is (potentially) translatable into protein. 1, record 5, English, - open%20reading%20frame
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- cadre de lecture ouvert
1, record 5, French, cadre%20de%20lecture%20ouvert
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- ORF 2, record 5, French, ORF
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- phase ouverte de lecture 3, record 5, French, phase%20ouverte%20de%20lecture
feminine noun
- cadre ouvert de lecture 4, record 5, French, cadre%20ouvert%20de%20lecture
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cadre de lecture identifiable dans une séquence d'ADN par son codon d'initiation et potentiellement traductible en une chaîne polypeptidique. 5, record 5, French, - cadre%20de%20lecture%20ouvert
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[ORF :] Abréviation souvent utilisée dans les ouvrages français. 2, record 5, French, - cadre%20de%20lecture%20ouvert
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- marco de lectura abierto
1, record 5, Spanish, marco%20de%20lectura%20abierto
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
- ORF 1, record 5, Spanish, ORF
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Secuencia de nucleótidos en una molécula de ADN que tiene el potencial de codificar un péptido o una proteína. 1, record 5, Spanish, - marco%20de%20lectura%20abierto
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Incluye un triplete de iniciación(ATG), una serie de tripletes(cada uno codificando un aminoácido) y un codón de terminación(TAA, TAG o TGA). El término se aplica generalmente a secuencias de fragmentos de ADN cuya función todavía no ha sido determinada. El número de ORF es indicativo del número de genes que se transcriben a partir de la secuencia de ADN. [En donde A=adenina, G=guanina, T=timina] 1, record 5, Spanish, - marco%20de%20lectura%20abierto
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ORF por sus siglas en inglés. 2, record 5, Spanish, - marco%20de%20lectura%20abierto
Record 6 - internal organization data 2012-05-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Bioengineering
- Genetics
- Biochemistry
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- triplet
1, record 6, English, triplet
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Technique biologique
- Génétique
- Biochimie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- triplet
1, record 6, French, triplet
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Séquence de trois nucléotides. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 2, record 6, French, - triplet
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le triplet est désigné par les initiales correspondant à ses trois bases. Exemple : UCG signifie uracile, cytosine, guanine. Lorsque le triplet appartient à un ARNm, c'est un codon. [Observation reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR.] 2, record 6, French, - triplet
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
triplet : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 3, record 6, French, - triplet
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bioingeniería
- Genética
- Bioquímica
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- triplete
1, record 6, Spanish, triplete
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unidad de tres bases consecutivas en una cadena polinucleotídica de ADN o ARN que codifica un aminoácido específico. 2, record 6, Spanish, - triplete
Record 7 - internal organization data 2012-04-18
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- anticodon
1, record 7, English, anticodon
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A specific sequence of three nucleotides in a transfer RNA [ribonucleic acid], complementary to a codon for an amino acid in a messenger RNA. 2, record 7, English, - anticodon
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- anticodon
1, record 7, French, anticodon
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- anti-codon 2, record 7, French, anti%2Dcodon
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Triplet de nucléotides de l'ARNt [acide ribonucléique de transfert] lui permettant de se fixer en face du codon correspondant d'une molécule d'ARNm [acide ribonucléique messager]. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 3, record 7, French, - anticodon
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
anticodon : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 4, record 7, French, - anticodon
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- anticodón
1, record 7, Spanish, anticod%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Secuencia de tres nucleótidos en una molécula de ARNt [ácido ribonucleico de transferencia] que forma puentes de H [hidrógeno] con el triplete complementario(codón) de ARNm [ácido ribonucleico mensajero]. 1, record 7, Spanish, - anticod%C3%B3n
Record 8 - internal organization data 2004-01-20
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
- Chemistry
- Physics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- triplet 1, record 8, English, triplet
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The spacing ... of the three components of the ... triplet is found to be equal to the spacing of the four components of the ... quartet. 2, record 8, English, - triplet
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
- Chimie
- Physique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- triplet
1, record 8, French, triplet
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química analítica
- Química
- Física
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- triplete
1, record 8, Spanish, triplete
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conjunto formado por tres rayas que, en el espectro de un elemento químico, se encuentran muy apretadas por corresponder a longitudes de onda muy próximas. 2, record 8, Spanish, - triplete
Record 9 - internal organization data 2003-02-20
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- nucleotide triplet 1, record 9, English, nucleotide%20triplet
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- triplet de nucléotides
1, record 9, French, triplet%20de%20nucl%C3%A9otides
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- triplete de nucléotidos
1, record 9, Spanish, triplete%20de%20nucl%C3%A9otidos
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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