adj 1  :  characterized by or having certain groups of atoms on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis of a double bond or of the plane of a ring in a molecule < fatty acids>   2  :  relating to or being an arrangement of two very closely linked genes in the heterozygous condition in which both mutant alleles are on one chromosome and both wild type alleles are on the homologous chromosome - compare CIS2   .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  trance  tu·ran·ose 
 
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