"copy-number variant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: copy-number variants [plural]
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  1. (genetics) A DNA sequence, 1000 nucleotides (or synonymously base pairs) in length or longer, that is present a variable number of times as copies in a genome relative to a reference genome. Wikipedia link: copy-number variant Categories (topical): Genetics Synonyms: CNV
    Sense id: en-copy-number_variant-en-noun-dUa3OzEn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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