"retrotransposon" meaning in All languages combined

See retrotransposon on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: retrotransposons [plural]
Etymology: retro- + transposon Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|retro|transposon}} retro- + transposon Head templates: {{en-noun}} retrotransposon (plural retrotransposons)
  1. (genetics) A transposable fragment of a genome that can undergo retrotransposition. Wikipedia link: retrotransposon Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-retrotransposon-en-noun-5~7FX6HU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with retro- Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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