Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subfunctionalization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-func-tion-al-iza-tion
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The independent specialization of the two gene copies formed by duplication.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English functionalization English subfunctionalization From sub- + functionalization.

Usage

Inflected Forms

subfunctionalizations (plural)

Questions

What does subfunctionalization mean?: The independent specialization of the two gene copies formed by duplication.
Where does subfunctionalization come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English functionalization English subfunctionalization From sub- + functionalization.

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