English Explanatory Dictionary

zinc finger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A structure characterized by the coordination of one or more zinc ions, found in some proteins, that typically binds to specific sequences of DNA and regulates genes.

Word forms

zinc finger zinc fingers
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