Retroduplication
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Retroduplication is a noun meaning (genetics) The reverse transcription of a gene from mRNA into a complementary DNA copy.
Meaning
(genetics) The reverse transcription of a gene from mRNA into a complementary DNA copy.
Word Forms
- retroduplications
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include retrotransposition, retrotranscription, retrosequence, retrocopy, retroposition, retrogene.
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