Preferred Label : inverted repeat sequences;
MeSH definition : Copies of nucleic acid sequence that are arranged in opposing orientation. They may
lie adjacent to each other (tandem) or be separated by some sequence that is not part
of the repeat (hyphenated). They may be true palindromic repeats, i.e. read the same
backwards as forward, or complementary which reads as the base complement in the opposite
orientation. Complementary inverted repeats have the potential to form hairpin loop
or stem-loop structures which results in cruciform structures (such as CRUCIFORM DNA)
when the complementary inverted repeats occur in double stranded regions.;
MeSH synonym : repeat sequence, inverted; sequences, inverted repeat; repeat sequences, inverted; sequence, inverted repeat; inverted repeat sequence;
MeSH hyponym : inverted tandem repeats; Stem-Loop sequence; palindromic repeat sequences; hairpin loop sequence; Inverted Tandem Repeat; Repeat, Inverted Tandem; Repeats, Inverted Tandem; Tandem Repeat, Inverted; Tandem Repeats, Inverted; Sequence, Stem-Loop; Sequences, Stem-Loop; Stem Loop Sequence; Stem-Loop Sequences; Hairpin Loop Sequences; Sequence, Hairpin Loop; Sequences, Hairpin Loop; Palindromic Repeat Sequence; Repeat Sequence, Palindromic; Repeat Sequences, Palindromic; Sequence, Palindromic Repeat; Sequences, Palindromic Repeat; Sequence Palindromes; Palindrome, Sequence; Palindromes, Sequence; Sequence Palindrome;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D055029;
UMLS CUI : C2350250;
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Copies of nucleic acid sequence that are arranged in opposing orientation. They may
lie adjacent to each other (tandem) or be separated by some sequence that is not part
of the repeat (hyphenated). They may be true palindromic repeats, i.e. read the same
backwards as forward, or complementary which reads as the base complement in the opposite
orientation. Complementary inverted repeats have the potential to form hairpin loop
or stem-loop structures which results in cruciform structures (such as CRUCIFORM DNA)
when the complementary inverted repeats occur in double stranded regions.
