
1) Beginning of eight words 2) Bi- cubed 3) Bi- quadrupled 4) Bi- times four 5) Bi- to the third power 6) Bi- x four 7) Eight opener 8) Eight prefix 9) Geometry prefix 10) Gon starter 11) Gonal opening 12) Hedron intro 13) Hedron prelude 14) Hepta follower 15) Hepta- plus one 16) Hexa- plus two 17) Hexadeca- halved
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An eight-base pair sequence in DNA that has a regulatory role; for example, if it is artificially appended to a gene, it will cause that gene to be preferentially expressed in cells of the beta-lymphocyte lineage. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ok′ta Definitions: 1. An eight-base-pair sequence in DNA that has a regulatory role; for example, if it is artificially appended to a gene, it will cause that gene to be preferentially expressed in cells of the β-lymphocyte lineage.
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Octa was king of the Heptarchy in 512 and a son of Aesc.
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