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retrohoming

retrohoming noun: the reintegration of an intron into DNA.

Noun

retrohoming (uncountable)

  1. The reintegration of an intron into DNA

Origin of retrohoming

From retro- + homing.

Questions about retrohoming

What does retrohoming mean?
Retrohoming means the reintegration of an intron into DNA.
What part of speech is retrohoming?
Retrohoming is a noun.

Words near retrohoming in the dictionary

  1. retroguards
  2. retrohepatic
  3. retrohilar
  4. retrohippocampal
  5. retrohome
  6. retrohoming
  7. retroilluminate
  8. retroilluminated
  9. retroilluminates
  10. retroilluminating
  11. retroillumination

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