"megabase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: megabases [plural]
Etymology: mega- + base Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mega|base}} mega- + base Head templates: {{en-noun}} megabase (plural megabases)
  1. A length of nucleic acid containing one million nucleotides (bases if single-stranded, base pairs if double-stranded) Synonyms: Mb, Mbp (english: double-stranded DNA), megabase pair (english: double-stranded DNA) Related terms: kilobase, submegabase Translations (Translations): mégabase [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-megabase-en-noun-VDx6nNAs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mega-

Inflected forms

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