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orthogroup

orthogroup noun: the group of genes descended from a single gene in the last common ancestor of a clade of species.

Noun

orthogroup (plural orthogroups)

  1. The group of genes descended from a single gene in the last common ancestor of a clade of species.

Forms of orthogroup

pluralorthogroups

Origin of orthogroup

From ortho- + group.

Questions about orthogroup

What does orthogroup mean?
Orthogroup means the group of genes descended from a single gene in the last common ancestor of a clade of species.
What part of speech is orthogroup?
Orthogroup is a noun.
What is the plural of orthogroup?
The plural of orthogroup is orthogroups.

Words near orthogroup in the dictionary

  1. orthographying
  2. orthograptid
  3. orthogravitropism
  4. orthogrid
  5. orthogrids
  6. orthogroup
  7. orthogroups
  8. orthohantavirus
  9. orthohantaviruses
  10. orthohedra
  11. orthohedric

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