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cleavage

[klee-vij] / ˈkli vɪdʒ /


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“It created a cleavage with the United States that was really necessary.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

The structures revealed that the reverse transcriptase bound to the RNA-DNA complex that formed along the "part" of the Cas9 protein associated with DNA cleavage, the splitting of a single strand of the double helix.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2024

“Although race is often cited as the central cleavage in America, the single most powerful predictor of voting intention is religion,” the Economist noted.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

The cleavage of SREBP-1c occurs in the endoplasmic reticulum, with the rhomboid protease RHBDL4, located in the ER membrane, identified as a new cleavage enzyme for SREBP-1c.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2024

Ifemelu looked at Ranyinudo’s dress, its thin straps, its pleated neckline that showed no cleavage.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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