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antimotif

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-mo-tif
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pattern, in a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, that appears less often than chance would predict and is conjectured to have biological significance.

noun

A pattern that acts as a reversal or counterpoint to a dominant motif.

Etymology

From anti- + motif.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

antimotifs (plural)

Questions

What does antimotif mean?
A pattern, in a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, that appears less often than chance would predict and is conjectured to have biological significance.
Where does antimotif come from?
From anti- + motif.

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