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marginotomy

marginotomy noun: the cutting (or incomplete copying) of the margins of a polynucleotide.

Noun

marginotomy (plural marginotomies)

  1. The cutting (or incomplete copying) of the margins of a polynucleotide

Forms of marginotomy

pluralmarginotomies

Origin of marginotomy

From margin + -tomy.

Questions about marginotomy

What does marginotomy mean?
Marginotomy means the cutting (or incomplete copying) of the margins of a polynucleotide.
What part of speech is marginotomy?
Marginotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of marginotomy?
The plural of marginotomy is marginotomies.

Words near marginotomy in the dictionary

  1. marginlessness
  2. marginocephalian
  3. marginocephalians
  4. marginoporid
  5. marginoporids
  6. marginotomy
  7. margins
  8. margins of error
  9. margins of victory
  10. Margiotta
  11. Margiottas

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