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xenologue

xenologue noun: a type of ortholog where the homologous sequences are found in different species because of horizontal gene transfer.

Noun

xenologue (plural xenologues)

  1. A type of ortholog where the homologous sequences are found in different species because of horizontal gene transfer.

Forms of xenologue

pluralxenologues
alternative formxenolog

Origin of xenologue

From xeno- + -logue.

Words formed from xenologue

Questions about xenologue

What does xenologue mean?
Xenologue means a type of ortholog where the homologous sequences are found in different species because of horizontal gene transfer.
What part of speech is xenologue?
Xenologue is a noun.
What is the plural of xenologue?
The plural of xenologue is xenologues.

Words near xenologue in the dictionary

  1. xenologist
  2. xenologists
  3. xenologous
  4. xenologously
  5. xenologs
  6. xenologue
  7. xenologues
  8. xenology
  9. xenoma
  10. xenomania
  11. xenomaniac

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