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fushi tarazu

fushi tarazu noun: a Drosophila pair-rule gene that is responsible for the development of even-numbered (i.e. half of the) parasegments.

Noun

fushi tarazu (plural fushi tarazus)

  1. A Drosophila pair-rule gene that is responsible for the development of even-numbered (i.e. half of the) parasegments.

Forms of fushi tarazu

pluralfushi tarazus
alternative formftz

Origin of fushi tarazu

Borrowed from Japanese 節足らず (fushi-tarazu, literally “segment-deficient”), in reference to the absence of parasegments when not expressed.

Questions about fushi tarazu

What does fushi tarazu mean?
Fushi tarazu means a Drosophila pair-rule gene that is responsible for the development of even-numbered (i.e. half of the) parasegments.
What part of speech is fushi tarazu?
Fushi tarazu is a noun.
What is the plural of fushi tarazu?
The plural of fushi tarazu is fushi tarazus.

Words near fushi tarazu in the dictionary

  1. Fusfinolhu
  2. fusgeyer
  3. Fusha
  4. Fushan
  5. Fushi
  6. fushi tarazu
  7. Fushidhigga
  8. Fushifaru
  9. Fushimi
  10. Fushimis
  11. Fushivelavaru

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