English Explanatory Dictionary

copy number variation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The variation of the number of copies (normally two) of a gene, or of sequences of DNA, in the genome of a specific individual; has been linked to some diseases

Word forms

copy number variation copy number variations CNV copy-number variation

Related words

copy number polymorphism
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