marginotomy

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noun

The cutting (or incomplete copying) of the margins of a polynucleotide

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Meanings

nounmarginotomy (plural marginotomies)

plural marginotomies

  1. biologyThe cutting (or incomplete copying) of the margins of a polynucleotide

Origin

From margin + -tomy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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