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hypermorph

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-morph
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a gain of function mutation that causes an increase in otherwise normal gene function.

Etymology

From hyper- + -morph.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hypermorphs (plural)

Derived Forms

hypermorphic

Frequently Paired Words

amorph antimorph hypomorph neomorph

Questions

What does hypermorph mean?
a gain of function mutation that causes an increase in otherwise normal gene function.
Where does hypermorph come from?
From hyper- + -morph.

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