Word: piwis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pi
wis
Definition: Plural of piwi. A class of genes originally identified as encoding regulatory proteins responsible for maintaining incomplete differentiation in stem cells and maintaining the stability of cell division rates in germline cells.
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Affix: piwis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Plural of piwi. A class of genes originally identified as encoding regulatory proteins responsible for maintaining incomplete differentiation in stem cells and maintaining the stability of cell division rates in germline cells.