"shotgun sequencing" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Formed through analogy with the effect of a shotgun blast, which contains many small pellets. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} shotgun sequencing (uncountable)
  1. (genetics) A DNA sequencing technique in which a large number of small fragments of a long DNA strand are generated at random, sequenced, and reassembled to form a sequence of the original strand. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Genetics Synonyms: shotgun cloning Translations (DNA sequencing technique): 鸟枪法 (niǎoqiāngfǎ) (Chinese), 샷건 시퀀싱 (syatgeon sikwonsing) (Korean)
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