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negative sense

negative sense adjective: of an RNA strand, complementary to the positive sense and not transcribed into DNA.

Adjective

negative sense (not comparable)

  1. Of an RNA strand, complementary to the positive sense and not transcribed into DNA.
    Synonyms:
    antisense
    Antonyms:
    positive sense

Synonyms of negative sense

Antonyms

Questions about negative sense

What does negative sense mean?
Negative sense means of an RNA strand, complementary to the positive sense and not transcribed into DNA.
What part of speech is negative sense?
Negative sense is an adjective.

Words near negative sense in the dictionary

  1. negative proof
  2. negative proofs
  3. negative raising
  4. negative reinforcement
  5. negative resolution
  6. negative sense
  7. negative side waterproofing
  8. negative space
  9. negative spaces
  10. negative split
  11. negative theology

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