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1. factor
noun. ['ˈfæktɝ'] anything that contributes causally to a result.
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- factor (Latin)
- facio (Latin)
2. factor
noun. ['ˈfæktɝ'] an abstract part of something.
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- factor (Latin)
- facio (Latin)
3. factor
noun. ['ˈfæktɝ'] one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer.
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- factor (Latin)
- facio (Latin)
5. factor
noun. ['ˈfæktɝ'] a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission.
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- factor (Latin)
- facio (Latin)
6. factor
noun. ['ˈfæktɝ'] an independent variable in statistics.
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- factor (Latin)
- facio (Latin)
7. factor
verb. ['ˈfæktɝ'] be a contributing factor.
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- factor (Latin)
- facio (Latin)
8. factor
noun. ['ˈfæktɝ'] (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity.
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- homeotic gene
- polygene
- proto-oncogene
- Y-linked gene
- genetic marker
- suppressor gene
- transforming gene
- nonallele
- modifier gene
- mutant gene
- cistron
- recessive gene
- oncogene
- gene
- DNA
- deoxyribonucleic acid
- regulator gene
- dominant gene
- chromosome
- lethal gene
- X-linked gene
- repressor gene
- structural gene
- suppresser
- regulatory gene
- linked genes
- suppresser gene
- modifier
- allele
- linkage group
- transgene
- sequence
- allelomorph
- operator gene
- desoxyribonucleic acid
- suppressor
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- factor (Latin)
- facio (Latin)
