Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intragenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
in-tra-genic
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Within a gene

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English gene Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English genic English intragenic From intra- + genic.

Derived Forms

Phrases

intragenic recombination intragenic suppression

Questions

What does intragenic mean?
Within a gene
Where does intragenic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English gene Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English genic English intragenic From intra- + genic.

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