Usually means: Addition of adenine bases to RNA.
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▸ noun:  (biochemistry) The formation of a polyadenylate, especially that of a nucleic acid.

Similar:
polyadenylylation, polyadenylic acid, adenylation, oligoadenylation, polyadenylase, adenylylation, polyadenine, parylation, poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation, poly(A), more...

Opposite:
deadenylation, oligoadenylation

Phrases:
rna 3' polyadenylation signals, rna 3 polyadenylation signals, more...

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Similar:
polyadenylylation, polyadenylic acid, adenylation, oligoadenylation, polyadenylase, adenylylation, polyadenine, parylation, poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation, poly(A), more...

Opposite:
deadenylation, oligoadenylation

Phrases:
rna 3' polyadenylation signals, rna 3 polyadenylation signals, more...



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