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hervotype

hervotype noun: the DNA sequence of an insertion by a human endogenous retrovirus.

Noun

hervotype (plural hervotypes)

  1. The DNA sequence of an insertion by a human endogenous retrovirus

Verb

hervotype (third-person singular simple present hervotypes, present participle hervotyping, simple past and past participle hervotyped)

  1. To analyse such an insertion

Forms of hervotype

Noun
pluralhervotypes
Verb
third-person singular presenthervotypes
present participlehervotyping
past participlehervotyped
pasthervotyped

Origin of hervotype

From HERV + -o- + -type.

Questions about hervotype

What does hervotype mean?
Hervotype means the DNA sequence of an insertion by a human endogenous retrovirus.
What part of speech is hervotype?
Hervotype can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of hervotype?
The plural of hervotype is hervotypes.

Words near hervotype in the dictionary

  1. HERV
  2. herva maté
  3. Herve
  4. Hervey
  5. Hervey Bay
  6. hervotype
  7. hervotyped
  8. hervotypes
  9. hervotyping
  10. HERVs
  11. Herward

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