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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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They're also implicitly acknowledging that gender is never fixed, it is never a constant for anyone, cis or trans.
It's been really amazing to see the response from our cis allies against transphobia from parts of the radical feminist community.
However, several research groups have suggested cis isomers of lycopene are better absorbed than the all-trans form.
Greater reductions occur when cis double bonds are located near the middle of the acyl chains.
But ultraviolet light converts the molecule to the cis isomer, in which both propellers are on the same side.
I wasn't trying to set up a competition or hierarchy between trans and cis people.

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