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zinc finger
zinc fin·ger (plural zinc fin·gers)


noun 
Definition:
 
amino acids binding DNA to RNA: a finger-shaped fold of amino acids plus a zinc ion that is found in regions of protein molecules that bind to DNA and RNA
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