copy-number variant

noun

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.

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Meanings

nouncopy-number variant (plural copy-number variants)

plural copy-number variants

  1. biologyA 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.

    Synonyms: CNV

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

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CNV
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APA

copy-number variant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy-number%20variant

MLA

“copy-number variant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy-number%20variant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “copy-number variant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy-number%20variant.

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