Open Reading Frames
| Definition: |
Reading frames where successive nucleotide triplets can be read as codons specifying amino acids and where the sequence of these triplets is not interrupted by a STOP CODON. |
| Notes: |
"reading frame" is defined at READING FRAMES |
| Previously Indexed: |
Amino Acid Sequence (1981-1990),Base Sequence (1977-1990) |
Open Reading Frames Definitions and Terms
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