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luxoid

luxoid noun: a gene which when mutated in mice produces skeletal abnormalities.

Noun

luxoid (uncountable)

  1. A gene which when mutated in mice produces skeletal abnormalities.

Origin of luxoid

Named by Green in 1955 (probably inspired by luxate meaning dislocated + -oid)

Questions about luxoid

What does luxoid mean?
Luxoid means a gene which when mutated in mice produces skeletal abnormalities.
What part of speech is luxoid?
Luxoid is a noun.

Words near luxoid in the dictionary

  1. luxing
  2. luxive
  3. luxmeter
  4. luxmeters
  5. Luxmoore
  6. luxoid
  7. luxom
  8. luxometer
  9. luxometers
  10. luxon
  11. luxonic

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