Definition
noun, plural: isoforms
Any of the proteins with the same function and similar amino acid sequence, encoded by different genes (or by RNA transcript).
Supplement
Examples are creatine kinase, the presence of which in the blood can be used as an aid in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction, exists in three isoforms.
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