Contig

Contig
Contiguous sequence of DNA created by assembling overlapping sequenced fragments of a chromosome. A group of clones representing overlapping regions of the genome. A contig is a chromosome map showing the locations of those regions of a chromosome where contiguous DNA segments overlap. Contig maps are important because they provide the ability to study a complete, and often large, segment of the genome by examining a series of overlapping clones which then provide an unbroken succession of information about that region.
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See c. map.

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con·tig (kon-tigґ) one of a set of overlapping clones that span a segment of DNA; used in constructing a contig map (q.v.).

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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