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shibire(ts)

shibire(ts) noun: a gene variant, the temperature sensitive version of shibire.

Noun

shibire(ts) (uncountable)

  1. A gene variant, the temperature sensitive version of shibire
    Synonyms:
    shibirets, shits, shi(ts)

Synonyms of shibire(ts)

Forms of shibire(ts)

alternative formts

Origin of shibire(ts)

Coined by Japanese-Canadian geneticist and zoologist David Suzuki

Words formed from shibire(ts)

  • shibire(ts1)
  • shi(ts1)
  • shibire(ts2)
  • shi(ts2)

Questions about shibire(ts)

What does shibire(ts) mean?
Shibire(ts) means a gene variant, the temperature sensitive version of shibire.
What part of speech is shibire(ts)?
Shibire(ts) is a noun.

Words near shibire(ts) in the dictionary

  1. shibilants
  2. Shibin
  3. Shibin al-Kawm
  4. Shibin El Kom
  5. shibire
  6. shibire(ts)
  7. shibkovite
  8. Shibley
  9. Shibleys
  10. shiboleth
  11. shibori

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