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genotropism

genotropism noun: the reciprocal attraction between carriers of the same or related latent recessive genes.

Noun

genotropism (uncountable)

  1. The reciprocal attraction between carriers of the same or related latent recessive genes

Origin of genotropism

From geno- + -tropism.

Questions about genotropism

What does genotropism mean?
Genotropism means the reciprocal attraction between carriers of the same or related latent recessive genes.
What part of speech is genotropism?
Genotropism is a noun.

Words near genotropism in the dictionary

  1. genotoxins
  2. genotranscriptome
  3. genotranscriptomes
  4. genotranscriptomic
  5. genotropic
  6. genotropism
  7. genotypable
  8. genotype
  9. genotyped
  10. genotypes
  11. genotypewise

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