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kilobase

Syllabification: (kil·o·base)
Pronunciation: /ˈkiləˌbās/
(abbreviation: kb)
Definition of kilobase

noun

Biochemistry
  • (in expressing the lengths of nucleic acid molecules) 1,000 bases.

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