microhomology
microhomology noun: the presence of the same short sequence of bases in different genes.
Noun
microhomology (countable and uncountable, plural microhomologies)
- The presence of the same short sequence of bases in different genes
Forms of microhomology
| plural | microhomologies |
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Origin of microhomology
From micro- + homology.
Words that rhyme with microhomology
- homology
- topology
- technology
- mythology
- ontology
- theology
- typology
- aetiology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
- buttonology
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- etymology
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- apology
- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- haplology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
Questions about microhomology
- What does microhomology mean?
- Microhomology means the presence of the same short sequence of bases in different genes.
- What part of speech is microhomology?
- Microhomology is a noun.
- What is the plural of microhomology?
- The plural of microhomology is microhomologies.
Words near microhomology in the dictionary
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