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  • verb chemistry To form a dimer from two identical monomers

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homodimer +‎ -ize

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Examples

  • Upon FGF binding, the receptors homodimerize and are autophosphorylated, leading to the activation of the kinase activity.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Mohamed Bouzaffour et al. 2009

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