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contig

con·tig [ kón tìg ] (plural con·tigs)


noun 
Definition:
 
series of cloned DNA segments: a continuous series of overlapping cloned DNA segments derived from the genetic material of a chromosome and used in mapping the physical order of bases along the chromosome

[Late 20th century. Shortening of contiguous]
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