"orthogroup" meaning in English

See orthogroup in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: orthogroups [plural]
Etymology: From ortho- + group. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ortho|group}} ortho- + group Head templates: {{en-noun}} orthogroup (plural orthogroups)
  1. (genetics) The group of genes descended from a single gene in the last common ancestor of a clade of species.

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