(thing) by Mesk Mon Sep 30 2002 at 5:11:49

(Molecular biology) A site on a molecule which is involved in its physical interaction with another molecule. Often used to refer to a DNA or RNA sequence that is bound specifically by certain proteins, or to a three-dimensional region of a folded protein that is bound specifically by another protein.

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