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phylostratum

phylostratum noun: the set of genes, of a particular organism, that have the same phylogenetic origin.

Noun

phylostratum (plural phylostrata)

  1. The set of genes, of a particular organism, that have the same phylogenetic origin

Forms of phylostratum

pluralphylostrata

Origin of phylostratum

From phylo- + stratum.

Questions about phylostratum

What does phylostratum mean?
Phylostratum means the set of genes, of a particular organism, that have the same phylogenetic origin.
What part of speech is phylostratum?
Phylostratum is a noun.
What is the plural of phylostratum?
The plural of phylostratum is phylostrata.

Words near phylostratum in the dictionary

  1. phylostomid
  2. phylostrata
  3. phylostratification
  4. phylostratigraphic
  5. phylostratigraphy
  6. phylostratum
  7. phylosymbiosis
  8. phylosymbiotic
  9. phylotactic
  10. phylotaxis
  11. phylotaxonomy

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