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(genetics) A length of nucleic acid containing one million nucleotides (bases if single-stranded, base pairs if double-stranded).
Use megabase when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Megabase means (genetics) A length of nucleic acid containing one million nucleotides (bases if single-stranded, base pairs if double-stranded).
Common synonyms include Mb, Mbp, megabase pair.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use megabase where its definition matches the intended context.
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