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What does cis mean?

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Adjective
  1. (biology) Having two mutations on two genes on the same chromosome of a homologous pair.
  2. (cytology) Of the side of the Golgi apparatus nearer to the endoplasmic reticulum.
  3. (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.
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As in our system, here again the cis isomer remains photoactive.
For example, the cis double bond at the centre of the fatty chain in erucamide and oleamide appears vital for slip performance.
Trans people tend to be more aware of transphobia than most cis people are.
I wasn't trying to set up a competition or hierarchy between trans and cis people.
It's been really amazing to see the response from our cis allies against transphobia from parts of the radical feminist community.
To witness black cis women and trans women support one another is indeed a radical representation of the possibilities of black solidarity.

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