bifan

English

Etymology

bi- +‎ fan

Noun

bifan (plural bifans)

1. A network motif in which two outputs link to the same two inputs
   • 2015 July 30, “An Integrative Approach for Mapping Differentially Expressed Genes and Network Components Using Novel Parameters to Elucidate Key Regulatory Genes in Colorectal Cancer”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Other regular 4-node motifs confirmed the presence of diamond, biparallel and bifan motifs (often built by two regulatory and two regulated genes).

Anagrams

• -fiban

Old Dutch

Etymology

From bi- +‎ fān.

Verb

bifān

1. to catch, to grab
2. to learn, to understand

Inflection

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Descendants

• Middle Dutch: bevâen
  • Dutch: bevangen
  • Limburgish: bevange

Further reading

• “bifan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012