kilobase

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English

Etymology

kilo- +‎ base

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɪl.ə.beɪs/

Noun

kilobase (plural kilobases)

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

Synonyms

kb
kbp (double-stranded DNA)
kilobase pair (double-stranded DNA)

Related terms

megabase

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