Definition of C16 - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: 16th century

Rare

time period from 1501 to 1600

Rare

Shakespeare lived during the C16.

abr: Chromosome 16

TECH.

sixteenth chromosome in human DNA

TECH.

The gene is found on C16.

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Examples of C16 in a sentence

C16 fashion was very elaborate.
Mutations on C16 can cause disease.
C16 carries important genetic markers.

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French:XVIe s., C16, ...
German:16. Jh., Chromosom 16, ...
Italian:XVI sec., C16, ...
Spanish:siglo XVI, C16, ...
Portuguese:séc. XVI, C16, ...
Chinese:16世纪, 第16号染色体, ...
Japanese:16世紀, 16番染色体, ...
Arabic:القرن السادس عشر, كروموسوم 16, ...
Hebrew:הַמֵּאָה ה-16, כרומוזום 16, ...
Russian:XVI век, Х16, ...
Ukrainian:XVI століття, Х16, ...
Hindi:सी16, C16, ...
Bengali:১৬তম শতাব্দী, সি১৬, ...
Catalan:Segle XVI, cromosoma 16, ...
Czech:16. století, chromozom 16, ...
Danish:1500-t., K16, ...
Dutch:16e eeuw, C16, ...
Greek:16ος αιώνας, C16, ...
Hungarian:16. század, 16-os kromoszóma, ...
Khmer:សតវត្សរ៍ទីដប់ប្រាំមួយ, ក្រូម៉ូសូមទី ១៦, ...
Korean:16세기, 16번 염색체, ...
Persian:قرن شانزدهم, کروموزوم ۱۶, ...
Polish:XVI w., chromosom 16, ...
Portuguese (BR):séc. XVI, C16, ...
Romanian:sec. XVI, C16, ...
Swedish:1500-talet, kromosom 16, ...
Thai:ศตวรรษที่ 16, โครโมโซม 16, ...
Turkish:16. yy, 16. Kromozom, ...
Vietnamese:thế kỷ 16, C16, ...

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