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noun • (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity | ||||||||
| 41% | 5 | Self-replicating protein that causes mad cow disease | ||||||
noun • (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system | ||||||||
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noun • (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information | ||||||||
Self Replicating Things Crossword Clue
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GENES which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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GENES
Updated: October 11, 2023
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