OCTA

OCTA
An eight–base-pair sequence in DNA that has a regulatory role; for example, if it is artificially appended to a gene, it will cause that gene to be preferentially expressed in cells of the β-lymphocyte lineage.

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  • Octa- — Oc ta A prefix meaning eight. See {Octo }. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • octa- — et octo préfixe Préfixe qui signifie huit ; du latin octo et du grec. (voy. huit) …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • octa — v. octo . Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN …   Dicționar Român

  • octa- — v. otta …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • octa- — sometimes octo , before vowels oct , word forming element meaning eight, from Gk. okta , okt , from PIE *okto(u) eight (see EIGHT (Cf. eight)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • octa- — elem. de comp. Exprime a noção de oito.   ‣ Etimologia: latim octo, oito   • Nota: É seguido de hífen quando o segundo elemento começa por a ou h …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • octa- — [äk′tə] [Gr okta < oktō,EIGHT] combining form eight [octagon] …   English World dictionary

  • octa- — oct(a) , octi , octo ♦ Éléments, du lat. octo « huit ». oct , octa , octi , octo . éléments, du lat. octo, huit . ⇒OCT(A) , OCTI , OCTO , (OCT , OCTA )élém. formant Élém. tiré du lat. octo «huit», lui même du gr. «huit», e …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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