strandedness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

stranded +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

strandedness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of having strands.
    • 2015 April 23, Angad Garg, Bruce Futcher, Janet Leatherwood, “A new transcription factor for mitosis: in Schizosaccharomyces pombe, the RFX transcription factor Sak1 works with forkhead factors to regulate mitotic expression”, in Nucleic Acids Research[1], volume 43, →DOI:
      Motifs are displayed above or below the line depending on strandedness.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Often in combination, e.g. single-strandedness.