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reading frame

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reading frame [′rēd·iŋ ‚frām]
(cell and molecular biology)
A nucleotide sequence that starts with an initiation codon, partitions the subsequent nucleotides into a series of amino acid-encoding triplets, and ends with a termination codon.


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Sequence analysis indicated that the tentatively named raven circovirus (RaCV) was 1898 nucleotides in size with 2 major open reading frames synonymous with other avian circoviruses, ORF C1 and ORF V1, likely to encode a putative capsid protein (Cap) and replicase-associated protein (Rep), respectively.
Sequence analysis of one clone revealed an open reading frame (ORF) with significant similarity to a class of proteins known as ABC (ATP binding cassette) transporters.
Pat Brown of Stanford University) which consist of every open reading frame from the b udding yeast S.
 
 
 
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