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downstream /down·stream/ (doun´strēm) a region of DNA or RNA that is located to the 3′ side of a gene or region of interest.

Downstream

Cardiology The direction of blood flow, specifically in vessels flowing from the heart
Molecular biology A position on a molecule of interest—e.g., protein or DNA—that is ‘beyond’ or in front of a reference point; the term downstream differs according to the system involved

downstream

a term used in molecular biology to describe nucleotides of a nucleic acid molecule which lie in the 3′ direction from a particular reference point, such as the site of initiation of transcription. See also upstream.

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