double-stranded RNA
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double-stranded RNA
abbr.: dsRNA; a structure that occurs when complementary base sequences in single-stranded RNA form a duplex (def. 2). The Rna may fold back on itself to generate an antiparallel duplex structure, known as the stem, with a loop of unpaired bases at the end. The loop and stem together are called a hairpin. The two complementary sequences can result from an inverted repeat. See also palindrome.
| double-stranded, double-stop terminator, double-sieve hypothesis | |
| double-stranded template, doublecortin, doublesex |
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