isoform

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several different forms of the same protein, arising from either single nucleotide polymorphisms, differential splicing of mRNA, or post-translational modifications (e.g. sulfation, glycosylation, etc.)

Word forms

isoform isoforms

Etymology

From iso- + form.

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