retrotransfer

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English

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Etymology

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retro- +‎ transfer

Noun

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retrotransfer (plural retrotransfers)

  1. A transfer back

Verb

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retrotransfer (third-person singular simple present retrotransfers, present participle retrotransferring, simple past and past participle retrotransferred)

  1. To transfer in a reverse direction, typically of genetic material