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subtelomere

subtelomere noun: a section of a chromosome immediately adjacent to a telomere.

Noun

subtelomere (plural subtelomeres)

  1. A section of a chromosome immediately adjacent to a telomere

Forms of subtelomere

pluralsubtelomeres

Origin of subtelomere

From sub- + telomere.

Words formed from subtelomere

Questions about subtelomere

What does subtelomere mean?
Subtelomere means a section of a chromosome immediately adjacent to a telomere.
What part of speech is subtelomere?
Subtelomere is a noun.
What is the plural of subtelomere?
The plural of subtelomere is subtelomeres.

Words near subtelomere in the dictionary

  1. subtegumental
  2. subtegumentary
  3. subtelencephalic
  4. subtelocentric
  5. subtelocentrics
  6. subtelomere
  7. subtelomereless
  8. subtelomeres
  9. subtelomeric
  10. subtelomerically
  11. subtely

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