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cosegregation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
coseg-re-ga-tion
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The transmission of two or more linked genes on a chromosome to the same daughter cell leading to the inheritance by the offspring of these genes together.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From co- + segregation.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cosegregations (plural)

Questions

What does cosegregation mean?
The transmission of two or more linked genes on a chromosome to the same daughter cell leading to the inheritance by the offspring of these genes together.
Where does cosegregation come from?
From co- + segregation.

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