"retroduplicate" meaning in English

See retroduplicate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: retroduplicates [present, singular, third-person], retroduplicating [participle, present], retroduplicated [participle, past], retroduplicated [past]
Etymology: From retro- + duplicate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|retro|duplicate}} retro- + duplicate Head templates: {{en-verb}} retroduplicate (third-person singular simple present retroduplicates, present participle retroduplicating, simple past and past participle retroduplicated)
  1. (genetics) To carry out a reverse transcription Categories (topical): Genetics Related terms: retroduplication

Inflected forms

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        "(genetics) To carry out a reverse transcription"
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