Biology A-Level
non-overlapping and reading frame
What non-overlapping and reading frame means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of non-overlapping and reading frame
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Each base belongs to one triplet only and the bases are read in a fixed reading frame from a fixed starting point.
Topics that use non-overlapping and reading frame
- DNA, genes and chromosomes (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- alleles
- base sequence
- chromatin
- circular organelle DNA
- crossing over
- degenerate code
- endosymbiotic theory
- functional RNA
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