piwi
English
editEtymology
editShort for P-element induced wimpy testis in Drosophila.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpiwi (plural piwis)
- (genetics, attributive) A class of genes originally identified as encoding regulatory proteins responsible for maintaining incomplete differentiation in stem cells and maintaining the stability of cell division rates in germline cells.
- 2015 August 25, David Roquis et al., “The Epigenome of Schistosoma mansoni Provides Insight about How Cercariae Poise Transcription until Infection”, in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases[1], volume 9, :
- However, piwi and tudor-domain containing genes are absent from flukes and tapeworms and no true vasa orthologue has been identified in schistosomes.
- a small Australian magpie lark, also known as a Murray magpie.
Welsh
editPronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpɪu̯.ɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpɪu̯.i/
- Rhymes: -ɪu̯ɪ
Noun
editpiwi m (plural piwïaid)
Derived terms
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