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cosegregation

cosegregation noun: the transmission of two or more linked genes on a chromosome to the same daughter cell leading to the inheritance by the offspring of these genes together.

Noun

cosegregation (countable and uncountable, plural cosegregations)

  1. The transmission of two or more linked genes on a chromosome to the same daughter cell leading to the inheritance by the offspring of these genes together.

Forms of cosegregation

pluralcosegregations

Origin of cosegregation

From co- + segregation.

Questions about cosegregation

What does cosegregation mean?
Cosegregation means the transmission of two or more linked genes on a chromosome to the same daughter cell leading to the inheritance by the offspring of these genes together.
What part of speech is cosegregation?
Cosegregation is a noun.
What is the plural of cosegregation?
The plural of cosegregation is cosegregations.

Words near cosegregation in the dictionary

  1. cosegmentations
  2. cosegregate
  3. cosegregated
  4. cosegregates
  5. cosegregating
  6. cosegregation
  7. cosegregations
  8. coseismal
  9. coseismals
  10. coseismic
  11. coseismically

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