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transduplication

transduplication noun: the acquisition of unrelated gene fragments by a transposable element.

Noun

transduplication (plural transduplications)

  1. The acquisition of unrelated gene fragments by a transposable element

Forms of transduplication

pluraltransduplications

Origin of transduplication

From trans- + duplication.

Questions about transduplication

What does transduplication mean?
Transduplication means the acquisition of unrelated gene fragments by a transposable element.
What part of speech is transduplication?
Transduplication is a noun.
What is the plural of transduplication?
The plural of transduplication is transduplications.

Words near transduplication in the dictionary

  1. transductors
  2. transductory
  3. transduodenal
  4. transduplicate
  5. transduplicated
  6. transduplication
  7. transduplications
  8. transdural
  9. transdurally
  10. transe
  11. transearth

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