- kilobase pairs
- Abbreviation: kbpA length of double-stranded DNA composed of 1000 base pairs.
Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.
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kilobase — (= kb; kbp) One thousand base pairs of DNA. Strictly should probably be kbp (kilobase pairs) but usually truncated … Dictionary of molecular biology
kilobase — [kil′ə bās΄] n. a unit of length equal to the length of 1000 base pairs of a nucleic acid * * * … Universalium
kilobase — [kil′ə bās΄] n. a unit of length equal to the length of 1000 base pairs of a nucleic acid … English World dictionary
kilobase — (kb) a unit of genetic information equal to the information carried by 1000 pairs of the base units in the double helix of DNA; also used as a unit of relative distance equal to the length of a strand of DNA containing 1000 base pairs … Dictionary of units of measurement
kilobase — noun Date: 1975 a unit of measure of the length of a nucleic acid chain that equals one thousand base pairs … New Collegiate Dictionary
kilobase pair — noun One thousand base pairs in succession … Wiktionary
kilobase — Unit used in designating the length of a nucleic acid sequence; 1 kb equals a sequence of 1000 purine or pyrimidine bases. * * * ki·lo·base kil ə .bās n a unit of measure of the length of a nucleic acid chain (as of DNA or RNA) that equals one… … Medical dictionary
kilobase — unit of measure of length of nucleic acid chain equal to 1000 base pairs Units of Measurement … Phrontistery dictionary
kilobase — (abbrev.: kb) noun Biochemistry (in expressing the lengths of nucleic acid molecules) one thousand bases or base pairs … English new terms dictionary
kilobase — ˌˌ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary kilo + base : a unit of measure of the length of a nucleic acid chain (as of DNA or RNA) that equals one thousand base pairs … Useful english dictionary
