optogenetic

optogenetic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der.
Ancient Greek ὄπωπᾰ (ópōpă)
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Hellenic *-tós
Ancient Greek -τός (-tós)
Ancient Greek ὀπτός (optós)der.
English opto-
English genetic
English optogenetic

    From opto- + genetic.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    optogenetic (not comparable)

    1. generated by light
    2. (genetics) Describing any of several techniques in which optical technology is used to form images of genetically targeted proteins or neurons

    Derived terms

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