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Meaning of protofilament | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A filament of polymerized tubulin in a cell, which becomes part of a microtubule

Examples

“The MreB crystal contained a straight, single-stranded protofilament[…].”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

protoflexid protoflexus protoflight protofluoride protoform protogalaxy

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