open reading frame
open reading frame (ORF) A DNA sequence that is potentially translatable into a protein. In protein-coding regions of genes there are three potential open reading frames, because there are three ways in which the DNA sequence can be broken into codon triplets.
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Opdyke, Irene Gut 1918-2003 , o·pen / ˈōpən/ • adj. 1. allowing access, passage, or a view through an empty space; not closed or blocked up: it was a warm evening and the window w… Reading Frame , Almost all organisms translate their genes into protein structures using an identical, universal codon dictionary in which each amino acid in the pro… / ) [ , read / rēd/ • v. (past read / red/ ) [tr.] 1. look at and comprehend the meaning of (written or printed matter) by mentally interpreting the characte… Reduction Potential , Skip to main content
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