retrotransfer

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noun

A transfer back

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Meanings

nounretrotransfer (plural retrotransfers)

plural retrotransfers

  1. A transfer back
verbretrotransfer (third-person singular simple present retrotransfers, present participle retrotransferring, simple past and past participle retrotransferred)

present singular third person retrotransfers · participle present retrotransferring · participle past retrotransferred · past retrotransferred

  1. To transfer in a reverse direction, typically of genetic material

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
retromobilization

Origin

From retro- + transfer.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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