subread

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noun

A subset of a read (sequence of DNA generated by sequencing)

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Meanings

nounsubread (plural subreads)

plural subreads

  1. biologyA subset of a read (sequence of DNA generated by sequencing)

    An in-house Perl script was used to calculate the distribution of subread lengths and identify the range of lengths that would give a coverage around 10.

    2015 August 7, “Genome Sequence of Bacillus endophyticus and Analysis of Its Companion Mechanism in the Ketogulonigenium vulgare-Bacillus Strain Consortium”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From sub- + read.

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APA

subread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subread

MLA

“subread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subread. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subread,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subread.

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