Kilobase Definition
kiləbās
noun
A unit of length equal to the length of 1000 base pairs of a nucleic acid.
Webster's New World
A length of double-stranded DNA containing two thousand nucleotides, one thousand on each strand.
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Other Word Forms of Kilobase
Noun
Singular:
kilobase
Plural:
kilobasesOrigin of Kilobase
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Formed through affixing the prefix kilo- (one thousand) to the noun base (colloquial for a nucleotide in DNA or RNA).
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