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LTR

¹ American

abbreviation

long-term relationship.

ltr. ² American

abbreviation

letter.
lighter.

LTR British

abbreviation

long-term relationship: used in lonely hearts columns and personal advertisements

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Compared with the Tu3 segment, large numbers of non-homologous genes and repeats can be observed in Ta3B, resulting in a 7-Mb expansion. h, Insertion dates of LTR retrotransposons on Tu3 and Ta3B.

From Nature • May 8, 2018

You're establishing a LTR with a bunch of unicellular organisms.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2016

In the fraction of the genome with a high proportion of repetitive elements, the LTR Gypsy retrotransposon superfamily was 1.5-fold more abundant than the Copia superfamily, in contrast to observations in both and rice.

From Nature • Dec. 5, 2012

To create this groundbreaking new program, Burton gathered a group of experienced women riders and girls who had never snowboarded before to help design and develop Women's LTR.

From Time Magazine Archive

The goal of Women's LTR is to make learning fun so girls return to the mountain and join the snowboarding lifestyle.

From Time Magazine Archive

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