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pseudohitchhiking

pseudohitchhiking noun: a form of hitchhiking caused by genetic drift at a nearby locus.

Noun

pseudohitchhiking (uncountable)

  1. A form of hitchhiking caused by genetic drift at a nearby locus.

Origin of pseudohitchhiking

From pseudo- + hitchhiking.

Questions about pseudohitchhiking

What does pseudohitchhiking mean?
Pseudohitchhiking means a form of hitchhiking caused by genetic drift at a nearby locus.
What part of speech is pseudohitchhiking?
Pseudohitchhiking is a noun.

Words near pseudohitchhiking in the dictionary

  1. pseudohistorians
  2. pseudohistoric
  3. pseudohistorical
  4. pseudohistories
  5. pseudohistory
  6. pseudohitchhiking
  7. pseudohole
  8. pseudoholes
  9. pseudohomolog
  10. pseudohomologs
  11. pseudohomologue

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