kilobase

English

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ base.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪl.ə.beɪs/

Noun

kilobase (plural kilobases)

1. a length of double-stranded DNA containing two thousand nucleotides, one thousand on each strand
2. a length of single-stranded RNA containing one thousand nucleotides

Synonyms

• kb
• kbp (double-stranded DNA)
• kilobase pair (double-stranded DNA)

Related terms

• megabase