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cohesin

/koʊˈhisən/

cohesin noun: any of a class of proteins responsible for binding the sister chromatids during mitosis.

Noun

cohesin (plural cohesins)

  1. Any of a class of proteins responsible for binding the sister chromatids during mitosis

Forms of cohesin

pluralcohesins

Origin of cohesin

From cohesion + -in.

Words formed from cohesin

Questions about cohesin

What does cohesin mean?
Cohesin means any of a class of proteins responsible for binding the sister chromatids during mitosis.
What part of speech is cohesin?
Cohesin is a noun.
How do you pronounce cohesin?
Cohesin is pronounced /koʊˈhisən/.
What is the plural of cohesin?
The plural of cohesin is cohesins.

Words near cohesin in the dictionary

  1. coheritors
  2. coherogram
  3. coherograms
  4. cohesibility
  5. cohesible
  6. cohesin
  7. cohesinopathic
  8. cohesinopathies
  9. cohesinopathy
  10. cohesins
  11. cohesion

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