Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transcription factor

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: tran-scrip-tion -fac-tor
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A protein that binds to specific DNA sequences, thereby controlling the flow (or transcription) of genetic information from DNA to mRNA.

Inflected Forms

transcription factors (plural)

Synonyms

sequence-specific DNA-binding factor

Questions

What does transcription factor mean?: A protein that binds to specific DNA sequences, thereby controlling the flow (or transcription) of genetic information from DNA to mRNA.

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