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autoexcision

autoexcision noun: the removal of a gene from a copy of its own RNA.

Noun

autoexcision (uncountable)

  1. The removal of a gene from a copy of its own RNA.

Origin of autoexcision

From auto- + excision.

Questions about autoexcision

What does autoexcision mean?
Autoexcision means the removal of a gene from a copy of its own RNA.
What part of speech is autoexcision?
Autoexcision is a noun.

Words near autoexcision in the dictionary

  1. autoethnography
  2. autoethnonym
  3. autoethnonyms
  4. autoette
  5. autoettes
  6. autoexcision
  7. autoexpanding
  8. autoexplosive
  9. autoexpose
  10. autoexposed
  11. autoexposes

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