Cis vs. Trans

By Jaxson

  • Cis (adjective)

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

  • Cis (adjective)

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

  • Cis (adjective)

    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.

    “the cis effect is the labilization of ligands which are cis to certain other ligands”

  • Cis (adjective)

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

  • Trans (adjective)

    In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the opposite side of the bond.

    “the trans effect is the labilization of ligands which are trans to certain other ligands”

  • Trans (adjective)

    Of the side of the Golgi apparatus farther from the endoplasmic reticulum.

  • Trans (adjective)

    Transgender (or sometimes transsexual).

  • Trans (adjective)

    alternative form of trans*

  • Trans (verb)

    To cross from one side to another of (gender, sex or something in that vein).

  • Trans (noun)

    abbreviation of transaction

Wiktionary
  • Trans (adjective)

    denoting or relating to a molecular structure in which two particular atoms or groups lie on opposite sides of a given plane in the molecule, in particular denoting an isomer in which substituents at opposite ends of a carbon–carbon double bond are also on opposite sides of the bond

    “the trans isomer of stilbene”

  • Trans (adjective)

    short for transsexual or transgender

Oxford Dictionary

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