"antisense" meaning in English

See antisense in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌæntaɪˈsɛns/, /ˌæntiˈsɛns/
Etymology: From anti- + sense. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|sense}} anti- + sense Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} antisense (not comparable)
  1. (genetics, of a strand of nucleic acid) Complementary to a strand coding for RNA or protein. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-antisense-en-adj-fB-lwao3 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with anti- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 50 50 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˌæntaɪˈsɛns/, /ˌæntiˈsɛns/ Forms: antisenses [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + sense. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|sense}} anti- + sense Head templates: {{en-noun}} antisense (plural antisenses)
  1. (genetics) The strand of nucleic acid complementary to a strand which codes for an RNA or protein. Categories (topical): Genetics Derived forms: antisense therapy, nonantisense Translations (nucleic acid complementary to a coding strand): antisens (French), antisenso (Italian), 안티센스 (antisenseu) (Korean), anti-sentido (Portuguese), sentido negativo (Portuguese), antisentido [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-antisense-en-noun-LhZXIJ~a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 75 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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        "(genetics) The strand of nucleic acid complementary to a strand which codes for an RNA or protein."
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          "word": "안티센스"
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          "sense": "nucleic acid complementary to a coding strand",
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