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consensus sequence

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consensus sequence [kən′sen·səs ‚sē·kwəns]
(genetics)
An average nucleotide sequence; each nucleotide is the most frequent at its position in the sequence.


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htm) and deduced amino acid sequences (Table) with consensus sequence of amino acids of corresponding genotypes to detect substitutions (GenBank accession nos.
Drug trafficking routes and hepatitis B in injection drug users, ... by Chakravarty, Runu / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Thus, when multiple sequence entries for a single gene are available, they should be cross-checked against each other to determine the best consensus sequence to use.
Database development in toxicogenomics: issues and efforts by Waters, Michael D. / Environmental Health Perspectives
You line up the [amino acid] sequences and ask if there's a consensus sequence.
Stopping leaks may boost cancer drugs by Travis, J. / Science News
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