Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microhomology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-cro-ho-mol-o-gy
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The presence of the same short sequence of bases in different genes

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From micro- + homology.

Usage

Inflected Forms

microhomologies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

homology microhomologous

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does microhomology mean?: The presence of the same short sequence of bases in different genes
Where does microhomology come from?: From micro- + homology.

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