consensus sequence
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001484
A theoretical representative nucleotide or amino acid sequence in which each nucleotide or amino acid is the one which occurs most frequently at that site in the different forms which occur in nature. The phrase also refers to an actual sequence which approximates the theoretical consensus.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001484 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | molecular genetics; conserved sequences |
| Translations | Spanish: secuencia de consenso |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-001484",
"term": "consensus sequence",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A theoretical representative nucleotide or amino acid sequence in which each nucleotide or amino acid is the one which occurs most frequently at that site in the different forms which occur in nature. The phrase also refers to an actual sequence which approximates the theoretical consensus.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"molecular genetics",
"conserved sequences"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2012",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "secuencia de consenso"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/consensus-sequence/"
}
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