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paralogue

paralogue noun: a pair of genes that derives from the same ancestral gene and now reside at different locations within the same genome.

Noun

paralogue (plural paralogues)

  1. A pair of genes that derives from the same ancestral gene and now reside at different locations within the same genome.

Forms of paralogue

pluralparalogues
alternative formparalog

Origin of paralogue

From para- + -logue.

Words formed from paralogue

Questions about paralogue

What does paralogue mean?
Paralogue means a pair of genes that derives from the same ancestral gene and now reside at different locations within the same genome.
What part of speech is paralogue?
Paralogue is a noun.
What is the plural of paralogue?
The plural of paralogue is paralogues.

Words near paralogue in the dictionary

  1. paralogon
  2. paralogons
  3. paralogous
  4. paralogously
  5. paralogs
  6. paralogue
  7. paralogues
  8. paraloguous
  9. paralogy
  10. paraloph
  11. paralophid

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