antitermination
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an·ti·ter·min·a·tion
(an'tē-ter-min-ā'shŭn),A process of bacterial RNA polymerase wherein it is resistant to pause, arrest, or termination signals. It is an important control mechanism in the reproduction of some bacteriophages.
See also: hesitant, overdrive.
See also: hesitant, overdrive.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
an·ti·ter·min·a·tion
(an'tē-tĕr-mi-nā'shŭn)A state of bacterial RNA polymerase wherein it is resistant to pause, arrest, or termination signals.
See also: hesitant, overdrive
See also: hesitant, overdrive
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
antitermination
a process in which RNA POLYMERASE does not recognize a normal TRANSCRIPTION termination signal at the end of a GENE or OPERON during transcription and so transcribes the DNA beyond the terminator. Antitermination provides a means of regulating the EXPRESSION of genes.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005