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toll gene

toll gene noun: any of a class of genes that encode members of the toll-like receptor class of proteins, involved in the immune system.

Noun

toll gene (plural toll genes)

  1. Any of a class of genes that encode members of the toll-like receptor class of proteins, involved in the immune system.

Forms of toll gene

pluraltoll genes

Origin of toll gene

From German toll (“great, amazing”), as exclaimed by one of the researchers who studied these genes.

Questions about toll gene

What does toll gene mean?
Toll gene means any of a class of genes that encode members of the toll-like receptor class of proteins, involved in the immune system.
What part of speech is toll gene?
Toll gene is a noun.
What is the plural of toll gene?
The plural of toll gene is toll genes.

Words near toll gene in the dictionary

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  3. toll calls
  4. toll castle
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  6. toll gene
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  10. toll line
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