Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cytoplasmic determinant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: cy-to-plas-mic de-ter-mi-nant
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

7

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A substance, present in an egg or blastomere, that determines the fate of those cells that inherit it during cleavage.

Example Sentences

"Consequently, in order to learn of a cytoplasmic determinant serving a specific hereditary function, one must detect it in a mutated form."
"A cytoplasmic determinant for dorsal axis formation in an early embryo of Xenopus laevis."

Inflected Forms

cytoplasmic determinants (plural)

Questions

What does cytoplasmic determinant mean?: A substance, present in an egg or blastomere, that determines the fate of those cells that inherit it during cleavage.

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