microhomology

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noun

The presence of the same short sequence of bases in different genes

Scrabble 26

Meanings

nounmicrohomology (countable and uncountable, plural microhomologies)

plural microhomologies

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe presence of the same short sequence of bases in different genes

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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