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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. genetics
  3. molecular genetics
  4. molecular mimicry

Preferred term

molecular mimicry

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The structure or sequence of a molecule (an antigen, nucleic-acid, protein, etc.) that imitates or simulates the structure or sequence of a different molecule.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • antigen mimicry
  • DNA mimicry
  • mimicry (genetics)

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/53011

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