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segmentation clock

segmentation clock noun: a molecular oscillator, governed by periodic shifts in gene expression, which influences the timing of vertebrate somitogenesis.

Noun

segmentation clock (plural segmentation clocks)

  1. A molecular oscillator, governed by periodic shifts in gene expression, which influences the timing of vertebrate somitogenesis.

Forms of segmentation clock

pluralsegmentation clocks

Questions about segmentation clock

What does segmentation clock mean?
Segmentation clock means a molecular oscillator, governed by periodic shifts in gene expression, which influences the timing of vertebrate somitogenesis.
What part of speech is segmentation clock?
Segmentation clock is a noun.
What is the plural of segmentation clock?
The plural of segmentation clock is segmentation clocks.

Words near segmentation clock in the dictionary

  1. segmentate
  2. segmentated
  3. segmentates
  4. segmentating
  5. segmentation
  6. segmentation clock
  7. segmentation clocks
  8. segmentation fault
  9. segmentation faults
  10. segmentational
  11. segmentations

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