Usually means: Continuous segment of DNA sequence.
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  1. contig: Wordnik
  2. contig: Wiktionary
  3. CONTIG: Dictionary.com
  4. Contig (defragmentation utility), Contig: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. contig: Encyclopedia

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  3. Hypermedia Glossary Of Genetic Terms (No longer online)
  4. Microbial Genetics Glossary (No longer online)
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  6. contig: Medical dictionary
  7. Contig: Drug Medical Dictionary

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  1. CONTIG: Acronym Finder
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  2. Glossary of Genetic Terms (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (contig)

▸ noun:  (genetics) A set of overlapping DNA segments, derived from a single source of genetic material, from which the complete sequence may be deduced.

Similar:
supercontig, omnitig, homolog, autozygome, haplome, concatesome, haplotig, isogroup, paralogon, syntelog, more...

Opposite:
non-contiguous, disconnected, separate, disjointed

Phrases:
contig map, contig maps, contig mapping, map, contig, map contig, more...

Adjectives:
single, artificial, same, complete, new, human, bacterial, whole, large, current, genomic

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Similar:
supercontig, omnitig, homolog, autozygome, haplome, concatesome, haplotig, isogroup, paralogon, syntelog, more...

Opposite:
non-contiguous, disconnected, separate, disjointed

Phrases:
contig map, contig maps, contig mapping, map, contig, map contig, more...

Adjectives:
single, artificial, same, complete, new, human, bacterial, whole, large, current, genomic



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