retrocopy

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noun

A retrogene, copied from mRNA, that has lost all introns

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Meanings

nounretrocopy (plural retrocopies)

plural retrocopies

  1. biologyA retrogene, copied from mRNA, that has lost all introns

Origin

From retro- + copy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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