"microvariant" meaning in English

See microvariant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: microvariants [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + variant. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|variant}} micro- + variant Head templates: {{en-noun}} microvariant (plural microvariants)
  1. (genetics) An allele that contains an incomplete repeat unit. Categories (topical): Genetics

Inflected forms

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