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chromoplexy

chromoplexy noun: a rearrangement of the genes in a chromosome that gives rise to a group of cancers.

Noun

chromoplexy (plural chromoplexies)

  1. A rearrangement of the genes in a chromosome that gives rise to a group of cancers

Forms of chromoplexy

pluralchromoplexies

Origin of chromoplexy

From chromo- + -plexy.

Questions about chromoplexy

What does chromoplexy mean?
Chromoplexy means a rearrangement of the genes in a chromosome that gives rise to a group of cancers.
What part of speech is chromoplexy?
Chromoplexy is a noun.
What is the plural of chromoplexy?
The plural of chromoplexy is chromoplexies.

Words near chromoplexy in the dictionary

  1. chromoplastid
  2. chromoplastids
  3. chromoplastogenesis
  4. chromoplasts
  5. chromoplexies
  6. chromoplexy
  7. chromoproteid
  8. chromoproteids
  9. chromoprotein
  10. chromoproteins
  11. chromoretinoscopy

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