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Preferred term

RNA 3' Polyadenylation Signals  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Sequences found near the 3' end of MESSENGER RNA that direct the cleavage and addition of multiple ADENINE NUCLEOTIDES to the 3' end of mRNA. A hexanucleotide sequence found 10-30 nucleotides upstream of the site of polyandenylation of MRNA.

Entry terms

  • 3' Polyadenylation Signal
  • RNA 3' Polyadenylation Signal

In other languages

  • French

  • Signal de polyadénylation
  • Signal de polyadénylation d'ARN en 3'
  • Signaux de polyadénylation d'ARN en 3'

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-W3B1P59Z-K

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