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microduplication

microduplication noun: a genetic mutation resulting from the duplication of a small part of a chromosome.

Noun

microduplication (countable and uncountable, plural microduplications)

  1. A genetic mutation resulting from the duplication of a small part of a chromosome

Forms of microduplication

pluralmicroduplications

Origin of microduplication

From micro- + duplication.

Questions about microduplication

What does microduplication mean?
Microduplication means a genetic mutation resulting from the duplication of a small part of a chromosome.
What part of speech is microduplication?
Microduplication is a noun.
What is the plural of microduplication?
The plural of microduplication is microduplications.

Words near microduplication in the dictionary

  1. microdrops
  2. microduct
  3. microducts
  4. microduplicate
  5. microduplicated
  6. microduplication
  7. microduplications
  8. microdust
  9. microdynamic
  10. microdynamical
  11. microdynamics

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