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retron

retron noun: a sequence of DNA associated with reverse transcription.

Noun

retron (plural retrons)

  1. A sequence of DNA associated with reverse transcription

Forms of retron

pluralretrons

Origin of retron

Coined in 1985 by Elias James Corey from retro-synthon (Elias James Corey, Alan K. Long, Stewart D. Rubenstein, “Computer-assisted analysis in organic synthesis”, Science, 1985, 228(4698), p. 408-418 doi 10.1126/science.3838594).

Words formed from retron

Questions about retron

What does retron mean?
Retron means a sequence of DNA associated with reverse transcription.
What part of speech is retron?
Retron is a noun.
What is the plural of retron?
The plural of retron is retrons.

Words near retron in the dictionary

  1. retromuscularly
  2. retromutagenesis
  3. retromutation
  4. retromutations
  5. retromylohyoid
  6. retron
  7. retronasal
  8. retronasally
  9. retronecine
  10. retronic
  11. retronostalgia

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