quasifixation

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noun

The fixation of genes (prevention of mutation) under normal circumstances

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Meanings

nounquasifixation (usually uncountable, plural quasifixations)

plural quasifixations

  1. uncountableusuallybiologyThe fixation of genes (prevention of mutation) under normal circumstances

Origin

From quasi- + fixation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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