Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monoallelic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
monoal-lel-ic
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English allele Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English allelic English monoallelic From mono- + allelic.

Derived Forms

Questions

What does monoallelic mean?
Involving a single allele
Where does monoallelic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English allele Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English allelic English monoallelic From mono- + allelic.

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