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kilobase

noun ki·lo·base \-ˌbās\

Definition of KILOBASE

:  a unit of measure of the length of a nucleic-acid chain that equals one thousand base pairs
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First Known Use of KILOBASE

1975
Medical Dictionary

kilobase

noun ki·lo·base \ˈkil-ə-ˌbās\

Medical Definition of KILOBASE

:  a unit of measure of the length of a nucleic-acid chain (as of DNA or RNA) that equals one thousand base pairs

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