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subread

subread noun: a subset of a read (sequence of DNA generated by sequencing).

Noun

subread (plural subreads)

  1. A subset of a read (sequence of DNA generated by sequencing)
    • An in-house Perl script was used to calculate the distribution of subread lengths and identify the range of lengths that would give a coverage around 10.2015 August 7, “Genome Sequence of Bacillus endophyticus and Analysis of Its Companion Mechanism in the Ketogulonigenium vulgare-Bacillus Strain Consortium”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of subread

pluralsubreads

Origin of subread

From sub- + read.

Questions about subread

What does subread mean?
Subread means a subset of a read (sequence of DNA generated by sequencing).
What part of speech is subread?
Subread is a noun.
What is the plural of subread?
The plural of subread is subreads.

Words near subread in the dictionary

  1. subrationally
  2. subratios
  3. subreaction
  4. subreactions
  5. subreactive
  6. subread
  7. subreader
  8. subreaders
  9. subreads
  10. subrealism
  11. subreason

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