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genome assembly

genome assembly noun: the process of taking a large number of short DNA sequences and putting them back together to create a representation of the original chromosomes from which the DNA originated.

Noun

genome assembly (plural genome assemblies)

  1. The process of taking a large number of short DNA sequences and putting them back together to create a representation of the original chromosomes from which the DNA originated.

Forms of genome assembly

pluralgenome assemblies

Questions about genome assembly

What does genome assembly mean?
Genome assembly means the process of taking a large number of short DNA sequences and putting them back together to create a representation of the original chromosomes from which the DNA originated.
What part of speech is genome assembly?
Genome assembly is a noun.
What is the plural of genome assembly?
The plural of genome assembly is genome assemblies.

Words near genome assembly in the dictionary

  1. genom
  2. genomal
  3. genomathematics
  4. genome
  5. genome assemblies
  6. genome assembly
  7. genome size
  8. genome sizes
  9. genome transplant
  10. genome transplants
  11. genome-wide

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