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retrotransposase

retrotransposase noun: any enzyme that catalyses retrotransposition.

Noun

retrotransposase (plural retrotransposases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses retrotransposition

Forms of retrotransposase

pluralretrotransposases

Origin of retrotransposase

From retro- + transposase.

Questions about retrotransposase

What does retrotransposase mean?
Retrotransposase means any enzyme that catalyses retrotransposition.
What part of speech is retrotransposase?
Retrotransposase is a noun.
What is the plural of retrotransposase?
The plural of retrotransposase is retrotransposases.

Words near retrotransposase in the dictionary

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

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