supercontig

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noun

An ordered and oriented set of contigs that still contains some gaps. See also scaffold.

OriginEnglish contig ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

nounsupercontig (plural supercontigs)

plural supercontigs

  1. biologyAn ordered and oriented set of contigs that still contains some gaps. See also scaffold.
  2. biologyA set of joint contigs from the individuals of a study group or population.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishcontig
  8. Englishsupercontig

From super- + contig.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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