Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reverse genetics

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
re-verse -ge-net-ics
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of identifying the functions of known genes.

Uncountable

Usage

Antonyms

forward genetics

Questions

What does reverse genetics mean?
The practice of identifying the functions of known genes.

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