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homodeletions

homodeletions is the plural of homodeletion.

Meaning of homodeletion

Noun

homodeletion (countable and uncountable, plural homodeletions)

  1. A type of chromosomal deletion where both copies (alleles) of a particular DNA sequence are lost from an individual's genome.
    • The study identified a homodeletion in the CDKN2A gene, which is associated with an increased risk of certain cancers.

Questions about homodeletions

What is homodeletions the plural of?
Homodeletions is the plural of homodeletion.

Words near homodeletions in the dictionary

  1. homocytotropic
  2. homodecamer
  3. homodecameric
  4. homodecamers
  5. homodeletion
  6. homodeletions
  7. homodermic
  8. homodesmotic
  9. homodetic
  10. homodiegetic
  11. homodiegetically

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