Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

introgression

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: in-tro-gres-sion
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The movement of a gene from one species to another.

Etymology

Etymology tree English introgress Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English introgression From introgress + -ion.

Inflected Forms

introgressions (plural)

Derived Forms

introgressional

Frequently Paired Words

aggression congression egression ingression introgress introgressant introgressive introgressor

Questions

What does introgression mean?: The movement of a gene from one species to another.
Where does introgression come from?: Etymology tree English introgress Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English introgression From introgress + -ion.

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