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noun
The condition of being located on the same chromosome or region of genome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable, usually
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
The condition of multiple species showing a region of identical gene order.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-)der. English syn- English -tene English -y English synteny From syn- + -tene + -y.
