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superdomain

The English word “superdomain” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A taxonomic grouping above domain.
  2. Two or more conserved domains of nominally unrelated origin that appear in the same order in diverse proteins and are inherited as a single structural/functional unit.
  3. The domain to which a subdomain belongs.

Etymology

From super- + domain.

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