kilobase
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