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Contig

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

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Abstract

A contig--from the word "contiguous"--is a series of overlapping DNA sequences used to make a physical map that reconstructs the original DNA sequence of a chromosome or a region of a chromosome.A contig can also refer to one of the DNA sequences used in making such a map.

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APA 7

(NHGRI), N. H. G. R. I. (2019). Contig. Definitions. https://doi.org/10.32388/418261

MLA 9

(NHGRI), National Human Genome Research Institute. “Contig.” Definitions, 2019, https://doi.org/10.32388/418261.

Chicago

(NHGRI), National Human Genome Research Institute. 2019. “Contig.” Definitions. https://doi.org/10.32388/418261.

Harvard

(NHGRI), N.H.G.R.I. (2019) ‘Contig’, Definitions. Available at: https://doi.org/10.32388/418261.

BibTeX

@article{nhgri2019contig,
  title = {{Contig}},
  author = {(NHGRI), National Human Genome Research Institute},
  journal = {Definitions},
  year = {2019},
  doi = {10.32388/418261}
}

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