Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

degron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-gron
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A specific sequence of amino acids in a protein that directs the starting place of degradation.

Etymology

From degrade + -on.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: degrade

Inflected Forms

degrons (plural)

Derived Forms

phosphodegron

Questions

What does degron mean?: A specific sequence of amino acids in a protein that directs the starting place of degradation.
Where does degron come from?: From degrade + -on.

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