"kilobase" meaning in All languages combined

See kilobase on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɪl.ə.beɪs/ Forms: kilobases [plural]
Etymology: From kilo- + base. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|kilo|base}} kilo- + base Head templates: {{en-noun}} kilobase (plural kilobases)
  1. a length of double-stranded DNA containing two thousand nucleotides, one thousand on each strand Categories (topical): Thousand
    Sense id: en-kilobase-en-noun-RiO08f~o Disambiguation of Thousand: 60 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with kilo-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with kilo-: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32
  2. a length of single-stranded RNA containing one thousand nucleotides
    Sense id: en-kilobase-en-noun-RMf1FWtt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kb, kbp (english: double-stranded DNA), kilobase pair (english: double-stranded DNA) Related terms: megabase

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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