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phosphorylation(genetic biology) |
- Grammar: noun
- Definition: a chemical process in which a phosphate group is added to an organic molecule
- Example:
1. Kinases are proteins that can activate or inhibit other proteins by adding phosphate groups (phosphorylation).
2. One of the two cyclin/CDK complexes initiates DNA replication in the S-phase by phosphorylating proteins involved in copying DNA. - Related Word: phosphorylate (verb)
- Search history: phosphorylation <- Differentiation <- bacteria <- soluble <- archaebacteria <- nitrogenous base
