trinucleotide

noun tri·nu·cle·o·tide \(ˌ)trī-ˈnü-klē-ə-ˌtīd, -ˈnyü-\

Definition of TRINUCLEOTIDE

: a nucleotide consisting of three mononucleotides in combination : codon

1918

Medical Dictionary

noun tri·nu·cle·o·tide \(ˈ)trī-ˈn(y)ü-klē-ə-ˌtīd\

: a nucleotide consisting of three mononucleotides in combination : codon

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