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retrogenes

retrogenes is the plural of retrogene.

Meaning of retrogene

Noun

retrogene (plural retrogenes)

  1. A piece of DNA reverse transcribed from mRNA inserted into a random place in the genome.

Questions about retrogenes

What is retrogenes the plural of?
Retrogenes is the plural of retrogene.

Words near retrogenes in the dictionary

  1. retrogames
  2. retrogaming
  3. retrogarde
  4. retrogastric
  5. retrogene
  6. retrogenes
  7. retrogenesis
  8. retrogenia
  9. retrogenic
  10. retrogenically
  11. retrogeniculate

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