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retrotransposable

retrotransposable adjective: able to undergo retrotransposition.

Adjective

retrotransposable

  1. Able to undergo retrotransposition

Origin of retrotransposable

From retro- + transpose + -able.

Questions about retrotransposable

What does retrotransposable mean?
Retrotransposable means able to undergo retrotransposition.
What part of speech is retrotransposable?
Retrotransposable is an adjective.

Words near retrotransposable in the dictionary

  1. retrotranslocators
  2. retrotranslocon
  3. retrotranslocons
  4. retrotransport
  5. retrotransported
  6. retrotransposable
  7. retrotransposal
  8. retrotransposase
  9. retrotransposases
  10. retrotranspose
  11. retrotransposed

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