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initiate(genetic biology) |
- Grammar: verb
verb forms: initiates, initiated, initiating - Definition: to start a process, e.g. a chemical or enzymatic reaction
- Example:
1. Sexual reproduction is initiated by meiosis.
2. Transcription is initiated from a specific sequence of nucleotides in the DNA lying upstream of the gene. - Related Word: initiation (noun)
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