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Meaning of cis

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

cis

Pronunciation:/sɪs/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having two mutations on two genes on the same chromosome of a homologous pair.

  2. Of the side of the Golgi apparatus nearer to the endoplasmic reticulum.

  3. 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.

cis

Pronunciation:/sɪs/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Cisgender (or sometimes cissexual): not trans (transgender or transsexual) or non-binary.