trinucleotide
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of trinucleotide
First recorded in 1915–20; tri- + nucleotide
Example Sentences
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The findings explain how the trinucleotide repeat expansion causes RNA-directed gene silencing during development in fragile X syndrome.
From Science Magazine • Feb. 27, 2014
Often, later generations suffer worse than earlier ones because of a genetic mechanism known as trinucleotide repeat expansion.
From Time Magazine Archive
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