Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

segregation distorter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: seg-re-ga-tion dis-torter
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gene that distorts in its own favour the theoretically equal probability of either of two parental alleles being present in the mature gamete.

Inflected Forms

segregation distorters (plural)

Phrases

meiotic drive

Frequently Paired Words

meiotic drive

Questions

What does segregation distorter mean?: A gene that distorts in its own favour the theoretically equal probability of either of two parental alleles being present in the mature gamete.

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