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consensus sequence

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noun

  1. biochem a DNA sequence common to different organisms and having a similar function in each

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Kozak’s rules state that the following consensus sequence must appear around the AUG of vertebrate genes: 5'-gccRccAUGG-3'.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Eukaryotic transcription does not start at a consensus sequence.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

All detected false negatives were masked with Ns in the final consensus sequence.

From Nature • Feb. 2, 2016

Any combination of log likelihood ratio or coverage that placed variants in the grey box would be represented as a masked position in the final consensus sequence.

From Nature • Feb. 2, 2016

Conventional Sanger sequencing was used to determine the consensus sequence in one high-titer nasal- or throat-swab sample for each ferret.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 21, 2012

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