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gigabasepair

gigabasepair noun: a billion (sometimes 2³⁰) base pairs.

Noun

gigabasepair (plural gigabasepairs)

  1. A billion (sometimes 2³⁰) base pairs

Forms of gigabasepair

pluralgigabasepairs

Origin of gigabasepair

From giga- + basepair.

Questions about gigabasepair

What does gigabasepair mean?
Gigabasepair means a billion (sometimes 2³⁰) base pairs.
What part of speech is gigabasepair?
Gigabasepair is a noun.
What is the plural of gigabasepair?
The plural of gigabasepair is gigabasepairs.

Words near gigabasepair in the dictionary

  1. gigaannum
  2. gigaannums
  3. gigabarrel
  4. gigabarrels
  5. gigabase
  6. gigabasepair
  7. gigabasepairs
  8. gigabases
  9. gigabaud
  10. gigabecquerel
  11. gigabel

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