CNV
Noun
Meaning
(genetics) Initialism of copy-number variant, Initialism of copy number variation.
(ophthalmology) Initialism of choroidal neovascularization.
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Indeed, even within humans, there has been found to be a previously unappreciated amount of copy number variation (CNV) which can make up as much as 5 – 15% of the human genome.
Y CnV is surrounded by a cloud of gas two and a half light-years across, indicating that in the past it must have been losing mass some 50 times faster than it is now.