POLY I:C


Meaning of POLY I:C in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpä-lē-ˈī-ˈsē ]

noun

also poly I·poly C ˌpä-lē-ˈī-ˌpä-lē-ˈsē

Etymology: poly- + i nosinic acid + c ytidylic acid

Date: 1969

: a synthetic 2-stranded RNA that induces interferon formation and is composed of one strand consisting entirely of cytosine-containing nucleotides and one strand consisting entirely of inosine-containing nucleotides

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