cis
English
/sɪs/
adj
Definitions
- (biology) Having two mutations on two genes on the same chromosome of a homologous pair.
- (cytology) Of the side of the Golgi apparatus nearer to the endoplasmic reticulum.
- (chemistry) In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the same side of the bond.
Etymology
Derived from Latin cis (this side of, on this side, on the same side).
Origin
Latin
cis
Gloss
this side of, on this side, on the same side