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retrotransposition

retrotransposition noun: the reverse transposition of an RNA intermediate.

Noun

retrotransposition (countable and uncountable, plural retrotranspositions)

  1. The reverse transposition of an RNA intermediate.

Forms of retrotransposition

pluralretrotranspositions

Origin of retrotransposition

From retro- + transposition.

Questions about retrotransposition

What does retrotransposition mean?
Retrotransposition means the reverse transposition of an RNA intermediate.
What part of speech is retrotransposition?
Retrotransposition is a noun.
What is the plural of retrotransposition?
The plural of retrotransposition is retrotranspositions.

Words near retrotransposition in the dictionary

  1. retrotransposases
  2. retrotranspose
  3. retrotransposed
  4. retrotransposes
  5. retrotransposing
  6. retrotransposition
  7. retrotranspositional
  8. retrotranspositionally
  9. retrotranspositions
  10. retrotransposon
  11. retrotransposons

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