palindromic
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- adjective
- /ˌpælɪnˈdroʊmɪk/
- Specialized
- The number palindromic 12321 is a palindromic number because it reads the same forwards and backwards.
- short palindromic
- regularly interspaced short palindromic
- palindromic repeats
Examples
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OK, so the way this works in bacteria, what CRISPR stands for is clusters of regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats.
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One aspect of this sequence that may have been overlooked by many is its palindromic nature.
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A short palindromic repeat is GCTAATCG.
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You stare at the white wall as if it were an empty mirror, as if your loneliness were palindromic.
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The hover blocks are only stable when they're perfectly palindromic, meaning they have to form a sequence that's the same when viewed forwards and backwards.
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I did get As in chemistry and physics, BTW! Certain palindromic DNA strands, like CTAGCTAG and GATCGATC, are bad (bad!), because they get all kinked up and make it impossible for DNA to replicate (cell death! Bad!).
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A word like 'level' is considered palindromic since it remains unchanged whether you read it from left to right or right to left.
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In DNA sequences, certain patterns can be palindromic, which means they appear the same in both directions.
Surface Forms
Morphology
palindromic = palindrome (transparent) = palindrome + ic
The suffix '-ic' is a standard adjective-forming suffix indicating 'of or pertaining to'.
Etymology
The word palindromic comes from Greek parts palin 'again' and dromos 'running'. So a palindromic word, number, or sequence is like something that 'runs again' the same way in reverse, which is why it reads the same forwards and backwards.