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retropseudogene

retropseudogene noun: a decayed retrocopy.

Noun

retropseudogene (plural retropseudogenes)

  1. A decayed retrocopy.

Forms of retropseudogene

pluralretropseudogenes

Origin of retropseudogene

From retro- + pseudogene.

Questions about retropseudogene

What does retropseudogene mean?
Retropseudogene means a decayed retrocopy.
What part of speech is retropseudogene?
Retropseudogene is a noun.
What is the plural of retropseudogene?
The plural of retropseudogene is retropseudogenes.

Words near retropseudogene in the dictionary

  1. retroprocessing
  2. retroprojection
  3. retropropulsion
  4. retropropulsions
  5. retroprosthetic
  6. retropseudogene
  7. retropseudogenes
  8. retropubic
  9. retropubically
  10. retropulsing
  11. retropulsion

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