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shotgun sequencing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
shot-gun se-quenc-ing
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A DNA sequencing technique in which a large number of small fragments of a long DNA strand are generated at random, sequenced, and reassembled to form a sequence of the original strand.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Formed through analogy with the effect of a shotgun blast, which contains many small pellets.

Usage

Synonyms

shotgun cloning

Questions

What does shotgun sequencing mean?
A DNA sequencing technique in which a large number of small fragments of a long DNA strand are generated at random, sequenced, and reassembled to form a sequence of the original strand.
Where does shotgun sequencing come from?
Formed through analogy with the effect of a shotgun blast, which contains many small pellets.

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