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transposase

transposase noun: an enzyme required for the transposition of transposons.

Noun

transposase (countable and uncountable, plural transposases)

  1. An enzyme required for the transposition of transposons

Forms of transposase

pluraltransposases

Origin of transposase

From transpose + -ase.

Words formed from transposase

Questions about transposase

What does transposase mean?
Transposase means an enzyme required for the transposition of transposons.
What part of speech is transposase?
Transposase is a noun.
What is the plural of transposase?
The plural of transposase is transposases.

Words near transposase in the dictionary

  1. transposableness
  2. transposal
  3. transposals
  4. transposant
  5. transposants
  6. transposase
  7. transposases
  8. transpose
  9. transpose conjugate
  10. transpose conjugates
  11. transposease

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