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multigene family

multigene family noun: a group of multiple copies of similar genes on the same chromosome, thought to arise from a single, ancestral gene.

Noun

multigene family (plural multigene families)

  1. A group of multiple copies of similar genes on the same chromosome, thought to arise from a single, ancestral gene

Forms of multigene family

pluralmultigene families

Questions about multigene family

What does multigene family mean?
Multigene family means a group of multiple copies of similar genes on the same chromosome, thought to arise from a single, ancestral gene.
What part of speech is multigene family?
Multigene family is a noun.
What is the plural of multigene family?
The plural of multigene family is multigene families.

Words near multigene family in the dictionary

  1. multigendered
  2. multigenderedness
  3. multigenderism
  4. multigene
  5. multigene families
  6. multigene family
  7. multigenerate
  8. multigeneration
  9. multigenerational
  10. multigenerationally
  11. multigeneric

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