Word: retroduplication
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
tro
du
pli
ca
tion
Definition: The reverse transcription of a gene from mRNA into a complementary DNA copy
Morphemes:
Affix: retro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Back or backward.
Affix: duplicate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: duplicātus
Language: la
Decoded: duplicatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: doubled, duplicated
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.