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copy numbers

copy numbers is the plural of copy number.

Meaning of copy number

Noun

copy number (plural copy numbers)

  1. The number of copies of a gene or plasmid within a cell's genome.
    • "Reconstruction" or "titration" experiments consisting of amounts of the linear cloned cDNA equivalent to various gene copy numbers in the genomic DNA are run on the same gel.1985, John H. Dodds, Plant Genetic Engineering, →ISBN, page 170
  2. (library science) The identification number assigned to a specific copy of a work.
    • In other words, there was no way to correlate a book's barcode number, by which it was filed in the computer, to its copy number on the shelf list.1987, Terry D. Webb, The In-House Option: Professional Issues of Library Automation, →ISBN, pages 65–66

Questions about copy numbers

What is copy numbers the plural of?
Copy numbers is the plural of copy number.

Words near copy numbers in the dictionary

  1. copy number
  2. copy number polymorphism
  3. copy number polymorphisms
  4. copy number variation
  5. copy number variations
  6. copy numbers
  7. copy out
  8. copy pronoun
  9. copy pronouns
  10. copy protection
  11. copy room

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