Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macrosynteny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
macrosyn-te-ny
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of synteny involving a large number of genes

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English synteny English macrosynteny From macro- + synteny.

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What does macrosynteny mean?
A form of synteny involving a large number of genes
Where does macrosynteny come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English synteny English macrosynteny From macro- + synteny.

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