microsatellite
mikʁɔsatelit
Definition
Definition of microsatellite - Reverso French Dictionary
Noun, masculine
1.
génétiqueTECH. séquence d'ADN formée par la répétition de motifs courtsTECH.
- Les microsatellites sont utilisés pour analyser la diversité génétique des populations.
2.
spatialTECH. petit satellite artificiel de quelques dizaines de kilogrammesTECH.
- Le microsatellite a été lancé pour observer les changements climatiques.
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petit satellite artificiel de quelques dizaines de kilogrammes
Origin of microsatellite
latin, micros (petit) + satellite (compagnon)
Examples of microsatellite in a sentence
La mutation d’un microsatellite peut causer des maladies génétiques. Plusieurs microsatellites surveillent la pollution atmosphérique. Un microsatellite français a transmis des images inédites.
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- English:microsatellite, ...
- German:Mikrosatellit, ...
- Italian:microsatellite, ...
- Spanish:microsatélite, ...
- Portuguese:microssatélite, ...
- Chinese:微卫星, 微型卫星, ...
- Japanese:マイクロサテライト, 小型人工衛星, ...
- Arabic:مُتَسَلْسِل دقيق, قمر صناعي صغير, ...
- Hebrew:מִיקְרוֹסָאטֶלִיט, מִיקְרוֹ-לְוָויָן, ...
- Russian:микросателлит, микроспутник, ...
- Ukrainian:мікросателіт, мікросупутник, ...
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