- sigma factor
- The sub-unit of prokaryotic RNA polymerases responsible for the initiation of transcription at specific initiation sequences.
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sigma-factor — sigma factor. См. σ фактор. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
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