kilobase

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kilobase

/ˈkɪl.ə.beɪs/

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From kilo- + base.

noun 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.

Similar: kb, kbp, kilobase pair

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noun

Similar: kb, kbp, kilobase pair

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@misc{kilobase_2026,
  title = {kilobase},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kilobase},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}