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trinucleotide

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tri⋅nu⋅cle⋅o⋅tide

  [trahy-noo-klee-uh-tahyd, -nyoo-]
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–noun Genetics.
three linked nucleotides; triplet.
Origin:
1915–20; tri- + nucleotide
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tri·nu·cle·o·tide   (trī-nōō'klē-ə-tīd', -nyōō'-)   
n.  A triplet of nucleotides; a codon.
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Main Entry: tri·nu·cle·o·tide
Pronunciation: (')trI-'n(y)ü-klE-&-"tId
Function: noun
: a nucleotide consisting of threemononucleotides in combination : CODON
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trinucleotide tri·nu·cle·o·tide (trī-n&oomacr;'klē-ə-tīd', -ny&oomacr;'-)
n.
A triplet of nucleotides; a codon.

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