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clastogenesis

clastogenesis noun: the process resulting in additions, deletions, or rearrangements of parts of the chromosomes that are detectable by light microscopy.

Noun

clastogenesis (plural clastogeneses)

  1. The process resulting in additions, deletions, or rearrangements of parts of the chromosomes that are detectable by light microscopy.

Forms of clastogenesis

pluralclastogeneses

Origin of clastogenesis

From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós) + -genesis. See clastogen.

Questions about clastogenesis

What does clastogenesis mean?
Clastogenesis means the process resulting in additions, deletions, or rearrangements of parts of the chromosomes that are detectable by light microscopy.
What part of speech is clastogenesis?
Clastogenesis is a noun.
What is the plural of clastogenesis?
The plural of clastogenesis is clastogeneses.

Words near clastogenesis in the dictionary

  1. clast
  2. clastic
  3. clastics
  4. clastogen
  5. clastogeneses
  6. clastogenesis
  7. clastogenic
  8. clastogenicity
  9. clastogens
  10. clastokine
  11. clastokines

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