What does c-terminus mean?

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c-terminus

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

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C-termini (plural) C-terminuses (plural) C-terminal (alternative)

N-terminus

N-terminus

carboxy-terminus

What does c-terminus mean?: The end of a polypeptide chain that consists of an amino acid with a free carboxyl group.

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