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doublesex

doublesex noun: a gene that is involved in the sex determination system of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, expressed in both male and female flies.

Noun

doublesex (uncountable)

  1. A gene that is involved in the sex determination system of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, expressed in both male and female flies.

Origin of doublesex

From double + sex.

Questions about doublesex

What does doublesex mean?
Doublesex means a gene that is involved in the sex determination system of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, expressed in both male and female flies.
What part of speech is doublesex?
Doublesex is a noun.

Words near doublesex in the dictionary

  1. doubles nets
  2. doubles off
  3. doubles over
  4. doubles up
  5. doubles-down
  6. doublesex
  7. doublesome
  8. doublespaced
  9. doublespeak
  10. doublespeaker
  11. doublespeakers

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