megabase

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Synonyms
  - 1.2.2 Related terms

English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

mega- +‎ base

Noun [edit]

megabase (plural megabases)

A length of double-stranded DNA containing two million nucleotides, one million on each strand.
A length of single-stranded RNA containing one million nucleotides

Synonyms [edit]

Mb
Mbp (Def 1 only)

Related terms [edit]

kilobase

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