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condensin

condensin noun: a large protein complex that plays a central role in chromosome assembly and segregation in eukaryotic cells.

Noun

condensin (plural condensins)

  1. A large protein complex that plays a central role in chromosome assembly and segregation in eukaryotic cells.

Forms of condensin

pluralcondensins

Origin of condensin

From condense + -in.

Questions about condensin

What does condensin mean?
Condensin means a large protein complex that plays a central role in chromosome assembly and segregation in eukaryotic cells.
What part of speech is condensin?
Condensin is a noun.
What is the plural of condensin?
The plural of condensin is condensins.

Words near condensin in the dictionary

  1. condenses
  2. condenseth
  3. condensibilities
  4. condensibility
  5. condensible
  6. condensin
  7. condensing
  8. condensing locomotive
  9. condensing locomotives
  10. condensins
  11. condensor

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