variants
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Variants are different forms or versions of something.
A word may have spelling variants (gray and grey), a disease may have variants that spread differently, and a story may exist in several variants across cultures.
The term implies similarity with minor differences—variants share essential features while diverging in details.
Varieties or key-enters
- formsVarieties or documents
- versionsDistinct forms or renditions
- varietiesDistinct forms within category
- strainsVarieties, injuries, or sifts
subtypes · iterations · editions · flavors · permutations · alternatives · options · configurations
Gene variant at one locus
- polymorphismMany forms, one interface
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
- haplotypeLinked genetic variants inherited together
mutation · wild-type · mutant · heterozygous · homozygous · recessive · dominant · locus
Extreme data points
- anomaliesDepartures from expected patterns
- exceptionsCases not following rules
- departuresActs of going away
- irregularitiesDeviations from expected patterns
aberrations · differences · discrepancies · divergences · fluctuations · deviations · nonstandard · atypical
Relating to an area
- culturalRelating to shared traditions
- localOf this area
- dialectalOf regional speech patterns
- spellingCorrect letter sequence
orthographic · pronunciation · transliteration · Romanization · localization · standardization · colloquial · vernacular
Exact location or meaning
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
- frameshiftAltered reading of codons
- deletionRemoval of content
- insertionPlacing something within
duplication · inversion · translocation · splice · pathogenic · benign · truncating · gain-of-function
types
Varieties or key-enters
- formsVarieties or documents
- versionsDistinct forms or renditions
- varietiesDistinct forms within category
strains · subtypes · iterations · editions · flavors · permutations · alternatives · options · configurations · models
allele
Gene variant at one locus
- polymorphismMany forms, one interface
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
haplotype · mutation · wild-type · mutant · heterozygous · homozygous · recessive · dominant · locus · gene
outliers
Extreme data points
- anomaliesDepartures from expected patterns
- exceptionsCases not following rules
- departuresActs of going away
irregularities · aberrations · differences · discrepancies · divergences · fluctuations · deviations · nonstandard · atypical · unusual
regional
Relating to an area
spelling · orthographic · pronunciation · transliteration · Romanization · localization · standardization · colloquial · vernacular · idiomatic
point
Exact location or meaning
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
- frameshiftAltered reading of codons
- deletionRemoval of content
insertion · duplication · inversion · translocation · splice · pathogenic · benign · truncating · gain-of-function · inherited
- local varietiesregional styles, landraces, cultivars, strains, heritage breeds
- e-commercecheckout, shopping cart, online shopping, cart, online retail
- groupingsgroups, categories, classes, divisions, clusters
- pandemiclockdowns, COVID-19, outbreak, epidemic, COVID
- gaming modesmultiplayer, co-op, versus, team deathmatch, free-for-all
- product infoname, brand, price, description, features
variantsinvariants
Quantities that remain unchanged
uniformity · constants · standard · norm · sameness
variantsconstants
Unchanging fixed values
invariants · uniformities · consistencies · standards · norms
- spelling variantAcceptable alternate writing
- variant spellingDifferent accepted spelling
- at varianceIn a state of conflict
- variance reductionLowering estimate scatter
- Delta variantContagious coronavirus mutation
- variant callingDetecting genomic sequence differences