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Definition of "ultraconserved" [ultraconserved]

  • Highly conserved (adjective)

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Use "ultraconserved" in a sentence
  • "We generalize the notion of ultraconserved element in a natural way from extraordinary human-rodent conservation to extraordinary conservation over an arbitrary set of species."
  • "In fact, these so-called "ultraconserved" regions are about 300 times less likely than other regions of the genome to be lost during mammalian evolution, according to research from Bejerano and graduate student Cory McLean published in the Oct. 2 issue of"
  • "We observe ultraconserved, ultraselected sequences with no apparent effect on fitness of the organism."