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Meaning of post-translationally in English:

post-translationally

Pronunciation /ˌpəʊs(t)tranzˈleɪʃ(ə)n(ə)li/ /ˌpəʊs(t)tranzˈleɪʃ(ə)nəli/ /ˌpəʊs(t)trɑːnzˈleɪʃ(ə)n(ə)li/

adverb

Biology

  • After the translation of a mRNA sequence into the amino-acid sequence it encodes.

Origin

1970s; earliest use found in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta.