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bifan

bifan noun: a network motif in which two outputs link to the same two inputs.

Noun

bifan (plural bifans)

  1. A network motif in which two outputs link to the same two inputs
    • Other regular 4-node motifs confirmed the presence of diamond, biparallel and bifan motifs (often built by two regulatory and two regulated genes).2015 July 30, “An Integrative Approach for Mapping Differentially Expressed Genes and Network Components Using Novel Parameters to Elucidate Key Regulatory Genes in Colorectal Cancer”, in PLOS ONE...

Forms of bifan

pluralbifans

Origin of bifan

From bi- + fan.

Questions about bifan

What does bifan mean?
Bifan means a network motif in which two outputs link to the same two inputs.
What part of speech is bifan?
Bifan is a noun.
What is the plural of bifan?
The plural of bifan is bifans.

Words near bifan in the dictionary

  1. bifaciality
  2. bifacially
  3. bifactor
  4. bifactorial
  5. bifactors
  6. bifan
  7. bifanged
  8. bifans
  9. bifarious
  10. bifariously
  11. BIFAs

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