"contig" meaning in English

See contig in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: contigs [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of contiguous (as in contiguous sequence of DNA). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|contiguous}} Clipping of contiguous Head templates: {{en-noun}} contig (plural contigs)
  1. (genetics) A set of overlapping DNA segments, derived from a single source of genetic material, from which the complete sequence may be deduced. Wikipedia link: contig Categories (topical): Genetics Derived forms: haplotig, metacontig, minicontig, supercontig, ultracontig

Inflected forms

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