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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 2012-05-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Bioengineering
- Genetics
- Biochemistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- triplet
1, record 4, English, triplet
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Technique biologique
- Génétique
- Biochimie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- triplet
1, record 4, French, triplet
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Séquence de trois nucléotides. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 2, record 4, French, - triplet
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - triplet
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
triplet : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 3, record 4, French, - triplet
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bioingeniería
- Genética
- Bioquímica
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- triplete
1, record 4, Spanish, triplete
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, 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 4, Spanish, - triplete
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-01-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
- Chemistry
- Physics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- triplet 1, record 5, English, triplet
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, 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 5, English, - triplet
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
- Chimie
- Physique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- triplet
1, record 5, French, triplet
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química analítica
- Química
- Física
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- triplete
1, record 5, Spanish, triplete
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, 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 5, Spanish, - triplete
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-02-20
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- nucleotide triplet 1, record 6, English, nucleotide%20triplet
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- triplet de nucléotides
1, record 6, French, triplet%20de%20nucl%C3%A9otides
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- triplete de nucléotidos
1, record 6, Spanish, triplete%20de%20nucl%C3%A9otidos
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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