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minigene

minigene noun: a gene segment that codes for a variable portion of the protein immunoglobulin.

Noun

minigene (plural minigenes)

  1. A gene segment that codes for a variable portion of the protein immunoglobulin.

Forms of minigene

pluralminigenes

Origin of minigene

From mini- + gene.

Questions about minigene

What does minigene mean?
Minigene means a gene segment that codes for a variable portion of the protein immunoglobulin.
What part of speech is minigene?
Minigene is a noun.
What is the plural of minigene?
The plural of minigene is minigenes.

Words near minigene in the dictionary

  1. minigarchs
  2. minigastrin
  3. minigastrins
  4. minigel
  5. minigels
  6. minigene
  7. minigenes
  8. minigenome
  9. minigenomes
  10. minigenomic
  11. minigenre

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