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introgression

noun

Meaning

  1. The movement of a gene from one species to another.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

transgenesis(English)transgene(English)translocation(English)retrohoming(English)transgenosis(English)transposon(English)introgressant(English)gene flow(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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