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ohnologue.

One of a pair of paralogous sequences that result from complete genome duplication.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. One of a pair of paralogous sequences that result from complete genome duplication.

Where this word comes from

According to P. P. Singh and colleagues, this term was coined as an eponymous tribute to Susumo Ohno (1928-2000), who first proposed that whole genome duplication may play a crucial role in evolution.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.