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kilobase

/ˈkɪl.ə.beɪs/

kilobase noun: a length of double-stranded DNA containing two thousand nucleotides, one thousand on each strand.

Noun

kilobase (plural kilobases)

  1. A length of double-stranded DNA containing two thousand nucleotides, one thousand on each strand.
  2. A length of single-stranded RNA containing one thousand nucleotides.

Synonyms of kilobase

Forms of kilobase

pluralkilobases

Origin of kilobase

From kilo- + base.

Words formed from kilobase

Phrases with kilobase

Questions about kilobase

What does kilobase mean?
Kilobase means a length of double-stranded DNA containing two thousand nucleotides, one thousand on each strand.
What part of speech is kilobase?
Kilobase is a noun.
How do you pronounce kilobase?
Kilobase is pronounced /ˈkɪl.ə.beɪs/.
What is the plural of kilobase?
The plural of kilobase is kilobases.

Words near kilobase in the dictionary

  1. kiloannums
  2. kilobar
  3. kilobarn
  4. kilobarns
  5. kilobars
  6. kilobase
  7. kilobase pair
  8. kilobase pairs
  9. kilobasepair
  10. kilobasepairs
  11. kilobases

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