MGE

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A form of mobile genetic element — A kind of genetic material, found in all organisms, that can move around within a genome, or be transferred from one species or replicon to another.

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Meanings

nounMGE (plural MGEs)

plural MGEs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of mobile genetic element.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of mesogastric excision

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mobile genetic element

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gemmeg
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APA

MGE. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MGE

MLA

“MGE.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MGE. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “MGE,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MGE.

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