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Etymology

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chorio- +‎ -genin

Noun

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choriogenin (plural choriogenins)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that are precursors to the formation of the chorion of an egg
    • 2015 October 2, “Histological and Transcriptomic Analysis of Adult Japanese Medaka Sampled Onboard the International Space Station”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Among these six tissues, the intestine showed the highest space response with 10 genes categorized as oxidation–reduction processes (gene ontogeny term GO:0055114), and the expression levels of choriogenin precursor genes were suppressed in the ovary.