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underproliferation

underproliferation noun: insufficient proliferation.

Noun

underproliferation (uncountable)

  1. Insufficient proliferation
    • Knockdown of Oyvlg by RNAi resulted in germ cell underproliferation and prematurely arrested meiosis, indicating a key role of vasa in bivalve germ cell development [38 ,39 ].2015 August 11, “Transcriptomics Analysis of Crassostrea hongkongensis for the Discovery of Reproduction-Related Genes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of underproliferation

From under- + proliferation.

Questions about underproliferation

What does underproliferation mean?
Underproliferation means insufficient proliferation.
What part of speech is underproliferation?
Underproliferation is a noun.

Words near underproliferation in the dictionary

  1. underproduction
  2. underproductions
  3. underproductive
  4. underproductivity
  5. underproficient
  6. underproliferation
  7. underpromise
  8. underpromise and overdeliver
  9. underpromised
  10. underpromises
  11. underpromising

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