kilobase

English

Etymology

kilo- +‎ base

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪl.ə.beɪs/

Noun

kilobase (plural kilobases)

  1. a length of double-stranded DNA containing two thousand nucleotides, one thousand on each strand
  2. a length of single-stranded RNA containing one thousand nucleotides

Synonyms
  • Kb
  • Kbp (Def 1 only)
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