Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ortholog

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: or-tholog
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of two or more homologous gene sequences found in different species related by linear descent.

Inflected Forms

orthologs (plural)

Derived Forms

panortholog

Frequently Paired Words

orthogroup

Questions

What does ortholog mean?: Any of two or more homologous gene sequences found in different species related by linear descent.

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