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"genetics"
],
[
"genetic",
"genetic"
],
[
"unit",
"unit"
],
[
"recombination",
"recombination"
]
],
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"(genetics) The smallest genetic unit that is capable of undergoing recombination."
],
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"biology",
"genetics",
"medicine",
"natural-sciences",
"sciences"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ɹɪˈkɒn/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɹiːkɒn/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɹikɑn/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɹɪˈkɑn/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "(UK) -ɒn"
},
{
"rhymes": "(UK) -iːkɒn"
},
{
"rhymes": "(US) -ɑn"
},
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],
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],
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}
],
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],
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}
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (210104c and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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