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retrotransposons
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RETR-otr-ansp-os-ons
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"retrotransposons" has 5 syllables: retr-otr-ansp-os-ons.
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"Retrotransposons" has 5 syllables: retr · otr · ansp · os · ons.
Retrotransposons: A transposable fragment of a genome that can undergo retrotransposition
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