contig

English

Etymology

Clipping of contiguous (as in contiguous sequence of DNA).

Noun

contig (plural contigs)

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

Derived terms

• haplotig
• metacontig
• minicontig
• supercontig
• ultracontig

Anagrams

• cognit, coting