SYNTENY

Etymology

Noun

synteny (usually uncountable, plural syntenies)

(genetics, of multiple genes) The condition of being located on the same chromosome or region of genome.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

9 January 2025

PRESENTATION

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”


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The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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