English Explanatory Dictionary

Pribnow box

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The nucleotide sequence TATAAT, an essential part of a promoter site on DNA for transcription to occur in bacteria.

Word forms

Pribnow box Pribnow boxes

Etymology

Named after David Pribnow.

Synonyms

Pribnow-Schaller box
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