Mesh term Repetitive Sequences, Amino Acid
Browse to parent terms:Amino Acid Sequence
Protein Structural Elements
Description
A sequential pattern of amino acids occurring more than once in the same protein sequence. There often is some sequence variation between the repeated segments. Many PROTEIN DOMAINS are constituted from repeats.Browse to child terms:
Ankyrin Repeat
Kelch Repeat
Tetratricopeptide Repeat
WD40 Repeats
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