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submotif

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English

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Etymology

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From sub- +‎ motif.

Noun

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submotif (plural submotifs)

  1. (music) A motif forming part of a larger motif.
    Synonym: submotive
  2. (genetics) A group of nucleotides that form a subset of a motif.