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vitellogenin

vitellogenin noun: an egg-yolk precursor protein expressed in the females of nearly all oviparous species.

Noun

vitellogenin (countable and uncountable, plural vitellogenins)

  1. An egg-yolk precursor protein expressed in the females of nearly all oviparous species.

Forms of vitellogenin

pluralvitellogenins

Words formed from vitellogenin

Questions about vitellogenin

What does vitellogenin mean?
Vitellogenin means an egg-yolk precursor protein expressed in the females of nearly all oviparous species.
What part of speech is vitellogenin?
Vitellogenin is a noun.
What is the plural of vitellogenin?
The plural of vitellogenin is vitellogenins.

Words near vitellogenin in the dictionary

  1. vitellogene
  2. vitellogenes
  3. vitellogenesis
  4. vitellogenetic
  5. vitellogenic
  6. vitellogenin
  7. vitellogenins
  8. vitellogenous
  9. vitellogens
  10. vitellointestinal
  11. vitellolysis

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