cis.
Having two mutations on two genes on the same chromosome of a homologous pair.
Meaning & usage
Having two mutations on two genes on the same chromosome of a homologous pair.
Of the side of the Golgi apparatus nearer to the endoplasmic reticulum.
In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the same side of the bond.
In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a coordination compound in which the two instances of a particular ligand are adjacent to each other.
The cis effect is the labilization of ligands which are cis to certain other ligands.
Where this word comes from
From Latin cis (“on this side (of), on the near or same side”). Doublet of he, it, here, hither, and hence.
Cisgender (or sometimes cissexual): not trans (transgender or transsexual) nor non-binary.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of cisgender or cissexual, ultimately from Latin cis.
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