megabase

See also: mégabase

English

Etymology

From mega- +‎ base.

Noun

megabase (plural megabases)

1. A length of nucleic acid containing one million nucleotides (bases if single-stranded, base pairs if double-stranded)

Synonyms

• Mb
• Mbp (double-stranded DNA)
• megabase pair (double-stranded DNA)

Related terms

• kilobase
• submegabase

Translations

Translations

• French: mégabase (fr) m