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spike-in

spike-in noun: a short RNA transcript, of known sequence, used to calibrate sequencing.

Noun

spike-in (plural spike-ins)

  1. A short RNA transcript, of known sequence, used to calibrate sequencing

Forms of spike-in

pluralspike-ins

Questions about spike-in

What does spike-in mean?
Spike-in means a short RNA transcript, of known sequence, used to calibrate sequencing.
What part of speech is spike-in?
Spike-in is a noun.
What is the plural of spike-in?
The plural of spike-in is spike-ins.

Words near spike-in in the dictionary

  1. spike trains
  2. spike up
  3. Spike's disease
  4. spike-cap
  5. spike-caps
  6. spike-in
  7. spike-ins
  8. spike-primrose
  9. spike-primroses
  10. spikeage
  11. spikebill

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