Concept information
Preferred term
slippery sequence
Definition
- A slippery sequence is a small section of codon nucleotide sequences (usually UUUAAAC) that controls the rate and chance of ribosomal frameshifting. A slippery sequence causes a faster ribosomal transfer which in turn can cause the reading ribosome to "slip." (Wikipedia)
Broader concept
Creator
- Patricia Fener
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/C0X-GFF188LF-C
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