For Palindrome we have terms and definitions in 3 topics. The topics are Bioinformatics, Microbiology and Poetry.

Palindrome (Bioinformatics)

A region of DNA with a symmetrical arrangement of bases occuring about a single point such that the base sequences on either side of that point are identical (if the strands are both read in the same direction) e.g 5í GAATTC 3í whose complementary sequence is 3í CTTAAG 5í.

Palindrome (Microbiology)

A nucleotide sequence on a DNA molecule in which the same sequence is found on each strand, but in the opposite direction.

Palindrome (Poetry)

A word, verse, or sentence in which the sequence of letters is the same forward and backward, as the word, madam, or the sentence, "A man, a plan, a canal: Panama." A variation in which the sequence of words is the same forward and backward is called a word-order palindrome.
Sidelight: The invention of the palindrome has been attributed to Sotades, a 3rd century Greek writer of lascivious verse, thus the term sotadic is used in reference to palindromes and/or poetry of a scurrilous nature.

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