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retrotransposal

retrotransposal adjective: of or pertaining to retrotransposons.

Adjective

retrotransposal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to retrotransposons

Origin of retrotransposal

From retro- + transposal.

Questions about retrotransposal

What does retrotransposal mean?
Retrotransposal means of or pertaining to retrotransposons.
What part of speech is retrotransposal?
Retrotransposal is an adjective.

Words near retrotransposal in the dictionary

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

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