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copy-number variant

copy-number variant noun: a DNA sequence, 1000 nucleotides (or synonymously base pairs) in length or longer, that is present a variable number of times as copies in a genome relative to a reference genome.

Noun

copy-number variant (plural copy-number variants)

  1. A DNA sequence, 1000 nucleotides (or synonymously base pairs) in length or longer, that is present a variable number of times as copies in a genome relative to a reference genome.
    Synonyms:
    CNV

Synonyms of copy-number variant

Forms of copy-number variant

pluralcopy-number variants

Questions about copy-number variant

What does copy-number variant mean?
Copy-number variant means a DNA sequence, 1000 nucleotides (or synonymously base pairs) in length or longer, that is present a variable number of times as copies in a genome relative to a reference genome.
What part of speech is copy-number variant?
Copy-number variant is a noun.
What is the plural of copy-number variant?
The plural of copy-number variant is copy-number variants.

Words near copy-number variant in the dictionary

  1. copy-cats
  2. copy-edit
  3. copy-edited
  4. copy-editing
  5. copy-edits
  6. copy-number variant
  7. copy-number variants
  8. copy-on-write proxies
  9. copy-on-write proxy
  10. copy-paste
  11. copy-pasteable

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