OPEN READING FRAME meaning: Sequence of DNA encoding proteins

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open reading frame: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
Frame, open reading, Open reading frame, Reading frame, open: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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open reading frame (ORF): Medical dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (open reading frame)

▸ noun: (genetics) A sequence of DNA triplets, between the initiator and terminator codons, that can be transcribed into mRNA and later translated into protein.

Opposite:

non-coding sequence, untranslated region

Phrases:

open reading frame (orf), Upstream open reading frame, more...

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