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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retrocopy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retro-copy
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A retrogene, copied from mRNA, that has lost all introns

Etymology

From retro- + copy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

retrocopies (plural)

Questions

What does retrocopy mean?
A retrogene, copied from mRNA, that has lost all introns
Where does retrocopy come from?
From retro- + copy.

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