Word: protosequence
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
to
se
quence
Definition: The sequence of bases in an ancestral genome
Morphemes:
Affix: proto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
Affix: sequence
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to determine the order of things, especially of amino acids in a protein, or of bases in a nucleic acid
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sequens
Language: la
Decoded: sequens
Meaning: following