BioConcepts

nuonNuon (ger.)

• definition needed! 
  category gene see also aptonuon naptonuon potonuon xaptonuon

  1992

  We wish to propose a general terminology that might aid the integrated study of evolution and molecular biology. Here we designate as a ›nuon‹ any stretch of nucleic acid sequence that may be identifiable by any criterion.

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