ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Antisense

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˌæntaɪˈsɛns/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Antisense is a noun meaning (genetics) The strand of nucleic acid complementary to a strand which codes for an RNA or protein.

Meaning

(genetics) The strand of nucleic acid complementary to a strand which codes for an RNA or protein.

More Meanings

  1. (genetics) Of a strand of nucleic acid, complementary to a strand coding for RNA or protein.

Word Forms

Antonyms for antisense

Common opposites include sense.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include reverse, oligonucleotides, antisensing, antigene, silencer, suppressor.

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