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paralogous

/pəˈræl.ə.ɡəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
par-al-o-gous
IPA
/pəˈræl.ə.ɡəs/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

(of multiple genes at different chromosomal locations in the same organism) Having a similar structure indicating divergence from a common ancestral gene

adj

Having a similar structure, quality or nature indicating divergence or relationship from a common point of origin.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pəˈræl.ə.ɡəs/

Inflected Forms

more paralogous (comparative) most paralogous (superlative)

Derived Forms

coparalogous diparalogous monoparalogous nonparalogous tetraparalogous triparalogous

Phrases

paralogous locus

Frequently Paired Words

paralog paralogon paralogy orthologous

Questions

How do you pronounce paralogous?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈræl.ə.ɡəs/.
What does paralogous mean?
(of multiple genes at different chromosomal locations in the same organism) Having a similar structure indicating divergence from a common ancestral gene

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