"negative sense" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} negative sense (not comparable)
  1. (biology) of an RNA strand that is complementary to the positive sense and not transcribed into DNA. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: antisense
    Sense id: en-negative_sense-en-adj-kGAWBepx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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        "(biology) of an RNA strand that is complementary to the positive sense and not transcribed into DNA."
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