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kilobase

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kilobase [′kil·ō‚bās]
(genetics)
Unit of length equal to 1000 base pairs in deoxyribonucleic acid or 1000 nitrogenous bases in ribonucleic acid. Abbreviated kb; kbp.
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This is currently the most economical and versatile high throughput method of determining telomere length, although the values are not an actual kilobase pair length as compared to the data provided by Southern blots.
Prospective study of telomere length and the risk of skin cancer by Knaggs, Helen / Clinical Dermatology
15) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "The GeneChip Mapping 10K array proved highly sensitive and specific, allowing for detection of aberrations as small as 700 kilobases," said Dr Peter Nuernberg, Director of the Gene Mapping Center at the MaxDelbruck Center in Berlin and senior author on the publication.
Using microarrays to study cancer genetics: Greg Yap, Vice President, ... by Yap, Greg / Pharma
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is 16 kilobases, circular, and encodes 13 protein, 22 tRNA and two rRNA genes.
How genetics and environment contribute to athletic prowess and ... by Sauter, Edward R. / AMAA Journal
 
 
 
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