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retrotransposon

retrotransposon noun: a transposable fragment of a genome that can undergo retrotransposition.

Noun

retrotransposon (plural retrotransposons)

  1. A transposable fragment of a genome that can undergo retrotransposition.

Forms of retrotransposon

pluralretrotransposons

Origin of retrotransposon

From retro- + transposon.

Questions about retrotransposon

What does retrotransposon mean?
Retrotransposon means a transposable fragment of a genome that can undergo retrotransposition.
What part of speech is retrotransposon?
Retrotransposon is a noun.
What is the plural of retrotransposon?
The plural of retrotransposon is retrotransposons.

Words near retrotransposon in the dictionary

  1. retrotransposing
  2. retrotransposition
  3. retrotranspositional
  4. retrotranspositionally
  5. retrotranspositions
  6. retrotransposon
  7. retrotransposons
  8. retrotrapezoid
  9. retrotrapezoid nuclei
  10. retrotrapezoid nucleus
  11. retrotympanic

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