wobble hypothesis
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wob·ble hy·poth·e·sis
that, in translation during protein biosynthesis, thre is a lower degree of specificity for base pairing of the 5' base of the anticodon in the RNA, allowing that RNA to make alternative hydrogen-bond interactions.
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wobble hypothesis
see CRICK.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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