"microhomology" meaning in English

See microhomology in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: microhomologies [plural]
Etymology: micro- + homology Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|homology}} micro- + homology Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} microhomology (countable and uncountable, plural microhomologies)
  1. (genetics) The presence of the same short sequence of bases in different genes Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Genetics Related terms: homology, microhomologous

Inflected forms

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