Loop

A single-stranded region at the end of a hairpin in RNA (or single-stranded DNA). It corresponds to the sequence between inverted repeats in duplex DNA.


A curve or bend in a line, especially one of the particular curves in a fingerprint.


A curved piece of wire placed in the uterus to prevent contraception.


A bend in a tubular organ, e.g. Henle’s loop in a kidney tubule.


A curve or bend in a cord or cordlike structure, forming roughly an oval.


 


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