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Molecular mimicry

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004174

The structure or sequence of a molecule (an antigen, nucleic-acid, protein, etc.) that imitates or simulates the structure or sequence of a different molecule.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004174
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
SynonymsDNA mimicry; antigen mimicry; mimicry (genetics)
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoMolecular genetics; Nucleotide sequences; Structure-activity relationships
TranslationsSpanish: imitacion molecular
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004174",
  "term": "Molecular mimicry",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The structure or sequence of a molecule (an antigen, nucleic-acid, protein, etc.) that imitates or simulates the structure or sequence of a different molecule.",
  "synonyms": [
    "DNA mimicry",
    "antigen mimicry",
    "mimicry (genetics)"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "molecular genetics",
    "nucleotide sequences",
    "structure-activity relationships"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "imitacion molecular"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/molecular-mimicry/"
}

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