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cis

/sɪs/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. Having two mutations on two genes on the same chromosome of a homologous pair.
  2. Of the side of the Golgi apparatus nearer to the endoplasmic reticulum.
  3. In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the same side of the bond.
  4. Cisgender (or sometimes cissexual): not trans (transgender or transsexual) or non-binary.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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