Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

5′ cap

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.49 in modern English

Syllables: 5′ -cap
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A specially altered nucleotide end to the 5′ end of precursor messenger RNA and some other primary RNA transcripts as found in eukaryotes and caliciviruses, vital to creating mature messenger RNA which is then able to undergo translation.

Inflected Forms

5′ caps (plural)

Questions

What does 5′ cap mean?: A specially altered nucleotide end to the 5′ end of precursor messenger RNA and some other primary RNA transcripts as found in eukaryotes and caliciviruses, vital to creating mature messenger RNA which is then able to undergo translation.

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