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Upstream (molecular biology)
Introduction
In molecular biology, upstream and downstream can refer to:
- Upstream and downstream (DNA), determining relative positions on DNA.
- Upstream and downstream (transduction) determining temporal and mechanistic order of cellular and molecular events of signal transduction