read-through
or read·through
[ reed-throo ]
/ ˈridˌθru /
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noun
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Origin of read-through
First recorded in 1960–65; noun use of verb phrase read through
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Medical definitions for read-through
readthrough
[ rēd′thrōō′ ]
n.
Transcription of a nucleic acid sequence beyond its normal termination sequence.
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