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whole-genome duplications

whole-genome duplications is the plural of whole-genome duplication.

Meaning of whole-genome duplication

Noun

whole-genome duplication (plural whole-genome duplications, abbreviation WGD)

  1. A form of polyploidy in which an organism has duplicate copies of its entire genome

Questions about whole-genome duplications

What is whole-genome duplications the plural of?
Whole-genome duplications is the plural of whole-genome duplication.

Words near whole-genome duplications in the dictionary

  1. whole-assing
  2. whole-blood coagulation time
  3. whole-blood coagulation times
  4. whole-footed
  5. whole-genome duplication
  6. whole-genome duplications
  7. whole-gip
  8. whole-gips
  9. whole-grain
  10. whole-grain bread
  11. whole-grain breads

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