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upstream(genetic biology) |
- Grammar: noun
- Definition: a position on the DNA or RNA strand, closer to the 5' end than the 3' end
- Example:
1. The production of mRNA (called transcription) is initiated from a specific sequence of nucleotides in the DNA lying upstream of the gene.
2. Promoters lie upstream of protein coding regions.
- Search history: upstream <- macromolecule <- tRNA <- transmit
