Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orthologue

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-tho-logue
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of two or more homologous gene sequences found in different species.

Etymology

From ortho- + -logue.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ortho
Suffix: logue

Inflected Forms

orthologues (plural) ortholog (alternative)

Derived Forms

orthology orthologous

Questions

What does orthologue mean?: One of two or more homologous gene sequences found in different species.
Where does orthologue come from?: From ortho- + -logue.

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