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unigene

unigene noun: a cluster of genes that perform a particular function.

Noun

unigene (plural unigenes)

  1. A cluster of genes that perform a particular function

Forms of unigene

pluralunigenes

Origin of unigene

From uni- + gene.

Questions about unigene

What does unigene mean?
Unigene means a cluster of genes that perform a particular function.
What part of speech is unigene?
Unigene is a noun.
What is the plural of unigene?
The plural of unigene is unigenes.

Words near unigene in the dictionary

  1. unifunctional
  2. unify
  3. unifying
  4. unifyings
  5. unigender
  6. unigene
  7. unigenerational
  8. unigeneric
  9. unigenes
  10. unigenesis
  11. unigenetic

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