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Definition of Reading frame
Medically reviewed by Dr. Otari Nergadze, Neurosurgeon | Updated: January 2026
Reading frame: One of the three possible ways to read a nucleotide sequence in DNA, depending on whether reading starts with the first, second, or third base in a triplet.