Usually means: Number of copies of gene.
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  1. copy number: Merriam-Webster
  2. Copy-number, copy-number: Wordnik
  3. copy number: Wiktionary
  4. Copy number: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  2. Microbial Genetics Glossary (No longer online)
  3. copy number: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (copy number)

noun:  (genetics) The number of copies of a gene or plasmid within a cell's genome.
noun:  (library science) The identification number assigned to a specific copy of a work.

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