riboswitch
English
noun
Definitions
- (biochemistry) A segment within the leading end of a messenger RNA transcript that is able to gauge the cell's need for the protein encoded by the rest of the message, then to rearrange its shape to control whether that protein is manufactured
Etymology
Prefix from English switch.
Origin
English
switch
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autoswitch English
- baroswitch English
- dipswitch English
- footswitch English
- hookswitch English
- keyswitch English
- microswitch English
- nanoswitch English
- nonswitch English
- phosphoswitch English
- photoswitch English
- subswitch English
- switch English
- switchability English
- switchable English
- switchback English
- switchblade English
- switchboard English
- switchbox English
- switcher English
- switcheroo English
- switchfoot English
- switchgear English
- switchgirl English
- switchgrass English
- switchhook English
- switchless English
- switchlike English
- switchman English
- switchmode English
- switchology English
- switchout English
- switchover English
- switchplate English
- switchport English
- switchroom English
- switchy English
- switchyard English
- thermoswitch English
- switchen German
- switch French
- sviss Icelandic
- สวิตช์ Thai
- switsh Welsh
- swijch Middle Dutch
- swichar Ido
- souitchi Norman
- swichi Swahili
- 스위치 Korean
- swis Tok Pisin
- suichi Yaqui
- switch
- switchy
- switcher
- dipswitch
- keyswitch
- subswitch
- switchout
- switchman
- switchbox
- nonswitch
- switchfoot
- baroswitch
- switchgear
- autoswitch
- footswitch
- switchroom
- switchmode
- switchback
- switchlike
- switchover
- switchhook
- nanoswitch
- switchport
- switchgirl
- hookswitch
- switchable
- switcheroo
- switchless
- switchyard
- photoswitch
- switchplate
- switchblade
- switchology
- switchboard
- microswitch
- switchgrass
- thermoswitch
- phosphoswitch
- switchability