branch_site

ID: SO_0000611

Class

A pyrimidine rich sequence near the 3' end of an intron to which the 5'end becomes covalently bound during nuclear splicing. The resulting structure resembles a lariat.

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Classification

Alternative Names

SynonymScopeReference
branch pointexact synonym
branch siteexact synonym
branch_pointexact synonym