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retrocopy

retrocopy noun: a retrogene, copied from mRNA, that has lost all introns.

Noun

retrocopy (plural retrocopies)

  1. A retrogene, copied from mRNA, that has lost all introns

Forms of retrocopy

pluralretrocopies

Origin of retrocopy

From retro- + copy.

Questions about retrocopy

What does retrocopy mean?
Retrocopy means a retrogene, copied from mRNA, that has lost all introns.
What part of speech is retrocopy?
Retrocopy is a noun.
What is the plural of retrocopy?
The plural of retrocopy is retrocopies.

Words near retrocopy in the dictionary

  1. retrocopulate
  2. retrocopulated
  3. retrocopulates
  4. retrocopulating
  5. retrocopulation
  6. retrocopy
  7. retrocorneal
  8. retrocostal
  9. retrocrural
  10. retrocue
  11. retrocued

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