kilobase

English

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ base.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪl.ə.beɪs/

Noun

kilobase (plural kilobases) (genetics)

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 (double-stranded DNA)
• kilobase pair (double-stranded DNA)

Derived terms

• multikilobase

Related terms

• megabase