submotif

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sub- +‎ motif

Noun[edit]

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.