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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| haplotype | /xx | Noun |
| genotype | /xx | Noun |
| heterozygote | xxx/x | Noun |
| mutation | x/x | Noun |
| heterozygous | xxx/x | Adjective |
| gene | / | Noun |
| phenotype | /xx | Noun |
| homozygous | xx/x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| polymorphisms | xx/xx | Noun |
| heterozygosity | xxx//xx | Noun |
| loci | /x | Noun |
| recessive | x/x | Adjective |
| transgene | xx | Noun |
| chromosome | /xx | Noun |
| exon | x/ | Noun |
| apolipoprotein | /xxx/x | Noun, Verb |
| variant | /xx | Noun |
| gene pool | // | Phrase, Noun |
| fixation | x/x | Noun |
| lethal | /x | Adjective |
| marker | /x | Noun |
| deletion | x/x | Noun |
| candidate | /xx | Noun |
| dominant | /xx | Adjective |
| line | / | Noun |
| phase | / | Noun |
| homolog | x/x | Noun |
| homologue | x/x | Noun |
| mutant | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| library | /xx | Noun |
| multivalent | xx/x | Adjective |
| repeat | x/ | Verb |
| barcode | /x | Noun |
| mapping | /x | Noun |
| linkage | /x | Noun |
| duplication | xx/x | Noun |
| microsatellite | /x/xx | Noun |
| strand | / | Noun |
| morgan | /x | Name |
| ploidy | xx | Noun |
| annotation | xx/x | Noun |
| genome | /x | Noun |
| edit | /x | Noun |
| karyotype | xxxx | Noun |
| comma | /x | Noun |
| opal | /x | Name |
| homology | x/xx | Noun |
| insertion | x/x | Noun |
| genetic code | x/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| epsilon | /xx | Verb |
| mutate | /x | Verb |
| ras | / | Verb |
| earlobes | // | Noun |
| frequencies | /xx | Verb, Noun |
| translocated | xxxx | Adjective |
| methylated | /xxx | Verb |
| albinism | /xxx | Noun |
| penetrance | /xx | Noun |
| inheriting | x/xx | Verb |
| mutable | /xx | Adjective |
| nonfunctional | x/xx | Adjective |
| silencing | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| oncogene | /xx | Noun |
| paternal | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| null | / | Adjective |
| segregating | /xxx | Verb |
| murine | /x | Noun |
| inactivate | x/xx | Verb |
| disequilibrium | xxx/xx | Noun |
| encodes | x/ | Verb |
| rarer | /x | Adjective |
| albino | x/x | Adjective |
| carriers | /xx | Noun |
| deleterious | xx/xx | Adjective |
| harboring | /xx | Verb |
| overexpression | xxx/x | Noun |
| sickle | /x | Adjective |
| hemophilia | xx/xx | Noun |
| trait | / | Noun |
| codon | /x | Noun |
| overrepresented | /xxx/x | Verb |
| confers | x/ | Verb |
| defective | x/x | Adjective |
| masked | / | Verb |
| inactive | x/x | Adjective |
| amplified | /xx | Adjective |
| clone | / | Noun, Verb |
| isoform | xxx | Noun |
| linked | / | Adjective |
| mendelian | /xx | Adjective |
| monogenic | /x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| serotype | xxx | Noun, Verb |
| subpopulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
