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phosphorelay.

The multi-stage process, involving the movement of phosphoryl groups by histidine kinases, of bacterial signal transduction

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noun
  1. The multi-stage process, involving the movement of phosphoryl groups by histidine kinases, of bacterial signal transduction

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus English phospho- English relay English phosphorelay From phospho- + relay.

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