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kilobase pair

kilobase pair noun: one thousand base pairs in succession (used as a measure of the size of a nucleic acid or a gene).

Noun

kilobase pair (plural kilobase pairs)

  1. One thousand base pairs in succession (used as a measure of the size of a nucleic acid or a gene).
    Synonyms:
    kbp

Synonyms of kilobase pair

Forms of kilobase pair

pluralkilobase pairs

Origin of kilobase pair

From kilo- + base pair.

Questions about kilobase pair

What does kilobase pair mean?
Kilobase pair means one thousand base pairs in succession (used as a measure of the size of a nucleic acid or a gene).
What part of speech is kilobase pair?
Kilobase pair is a noun.
What is the plural of kilobase pair?
The plural of kilobase pair is kilobase pairs.

Words near kilobase pair in the dictionary

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

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