Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haplodeficient

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hap-lod-e-fi-cient
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a gene that is mutant or absent in one diploid copy.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Hellenic *hə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̔- (hă-) Ancient Greek -πλόος (-plóos) Ancient Greek ᾰ̔πλόος (hăplóos)der. English haplo- English deficient English haplodeficient From haplo- + deficient.

Rhymes With

efficient cost-efficient sufficient self-sufficient insufficient inefficient coefficient deficient proficient omniscient immunodeficient haploinsufficient

Questions

What does haplodeficient mean?: Describing a gene that is mutant or absent in one diploid copy.
Where does haplodeficient come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Hellenic *hə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̔- (hă-) Ancient Greek -πλόος (-plóos) Ancient Greek ᾰ̔πλόος (hăplóos)der. English haplo- English deficient English haplodeficient From haplo- + deficient.

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