intergenic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *-tér
Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér
Proto-Italic *n̥ter
Latin inter
Latin inter-bor.
English inter-
English gene
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
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Latin -icusbor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English genic
English intergenic

    From inter- + genic.

    Adjective

    intergenic (not comparable)

    1. (genetics) Describing the noncoding sections of nucleic acid between genes

    Derived terms

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