paramutagenic

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adjective

Relating to, or causing paramutation

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Meanings

adjectiveparamutagenic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to, or causing paramutation

    The results differ from classical examples of paramutation, which is a phenomenon of gene-silencing where a paramutagenic allele has the ability to silence the paramutable allele, and paramutable alleles gain the ability to be paramutagenic.

    2016 March 2, “Strain Specific Factors Control Effector Gene Silencing in Phytophthora sojae”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From para- + mutagenic.

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APA

paramutagenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paramutagenic

MLA

“paramutagenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paramutagenic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paramutagenic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paramutagenic.

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