Word: retrotransposons
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
tro
tran
spo
sons
Definition: Plural of retrotransposon. A transposable fragment of a genome that can undergo retrotransposition
Morphemes:
Affix: retro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Back or backward.
Affix: transpose
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange.
Affix: -on
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming names of things considered as basic or fundamental units, such as codon or recon.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.