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Meaning of copy number | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The number of copies of a gene or plasmid within a cell's genome.
  2. The identification number assigned to a specific copy of a work.

Examples

“"Reconstruction" or "titration" experiments consisting of amounts of the linear cloned cDNA equivalent to various gene copy⟳ numbers in the genomic DNA are run⟳ on the same gel.”
“In other words, there was no way to correlate a book's barcode number⟳, by which it was filed in the computer, to its copy⟳ number⟳ on the shelf list.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

copy number polymorphism copy number variation copy pronoun copy protection copy room copy shop

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