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variant definition

vari·ant (-ənt)

adjective

  1. varying; different; esp., different in some way from others of the same kind or class, or from some standard or type
  2. Archaic variable; changeable

Etymology: OFr < L varians: see variance

noun

anything that is variant, as a different spelling of the same word, a different version of a tale, myth, or literary passage, etc.

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variant Synonyms

variant

modif.

varying, exceptional, differing; see irregular 1, various.


variant

n.

different version, alternative, alternative reading, modification, result of variation, exceptional instance, irregularity; see also exception 2.


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variant Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • gene: The genotype of an organism is the specific and characteristic combination of variants of all genes the organism carries.

Converse of object

  • splice: Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described; however, their full length nature has not been determined.

Adjective modifier

  • allelic: This requires a large-scale genotyping and bioinformatics program, in crop and model systems, that relates allelic variants to gene function.

Modifies a noun

  • cjd: The same theory could explain some cases of new variant CJD in humans.

Noun used with modifier

  • splice: The presence or absence of expression of these splice variants is being documented in normal tissues and a spectrum of brain tumors.
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