hervotype

H4E1R1V4O1T1Y4P3E1

noun

The DNA sequence of an insertion by a human endogenous retrovirus

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Meanings

nounhervotype (plural hervotypes)

plural hervotypes

  1. biologyThe DNA sequence of an insertion by a human endogenous retrovirus
verbhervotype (third-person singular simple present hervotypes, present participle hervotyping, simple past and past participle hervotyped)

present singular third person hervotypes · participle present hervotyping · participle past hervotyped · past hervotyped

  1. To analyse such an insertion

Origin

From HERV + -o- + -type.

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hervotype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hervotype

MLA

“hervotype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hervotype. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hervotype,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hervotype.

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