Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heteroplasmy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: het-ero-plas-my
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the presence of multiple kinds of mitochondrial or plastid DNA within a single cell or individual

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From hetero- + -plasmy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hetero
Suffix: plasmy

Usage

Inflected Forms

heteroplasmies (plural)

Derived Forms

heteroplasmic microheteroplasmy

Frequently Paired Words

heteroplasmatic

Antonyms

homoplasmy

Questions

What does heteroplasmy mean?: the presence of multiple kinds of mitochondrial or plastid DNA within a single cell or individual
Where does heteroplasmy come from?: From hetero- + -plasmy.

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