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Meaning of STR | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/ˈstɚ/

Definitions

  1. Initialism of short tandem repeat.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. Abbreviation of string(s).
    abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable, usually
  3. Initialism of suspicious transaction report.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. Abbreviation of steamer, a vessel propelled by steam.
    abbreviation, alt-of, historical, uncountable, usually
  5. Initialism of suspend to RAM.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  6. Abbreviation of string (“sequence of text characters”).
    abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable, usually
  7. Initialism of strength point.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  8. Abbreviation of strain.
    abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable, usually
  9. Initialism of sell-through rate.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  10. Abbreviation of strength.
    abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable, usually
  11. Abbreviation of stremma(ta), a Greek unit of land area now equivalent to the decare (1000 m²).
    abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable, usually

Examples

“These observations lead us to predict that structural genomic variants are as important as SNPs, short tandem repeats (STRs) and other small changes in their contribution to genome variation.”
“We estimated that the following percentage of elements were correctly assembled: 95.4% of alpha satellites; 91.5% of human satellites 2 and 3; 97.7% of segmental duplications (SDs); 94.3% of variable number tandem repeats (VNTRs); 94.2% of short tandem repeats (STRs); and 98.8% of all human repeats²⁶.”
“str.-quartet”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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