piwi

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|genetics|attributive}} A class of [[gene]]s originally identified as encoding [[regulatory]] [[protein]]s responsible for maintaining [[incomplete]] [[differentiation]] in [[stem cell]]s and maintaining the [[stability]] of cell [[division]] [[rate]]s in [[germline]] cells.
2. a small [[Australian]] [[magpie]] [[lark]], also known as a [[Murray]] [[magpie]].

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