kilobase

/ˈkɪləˌbeɪs/
noun
  1. A unit of length equal to 1,000 base pairs, used to measure DNA or RNA sequences.
    • Scientists sequenced a fragment of DNA that was three kilobases in size.
    • The virus has a genome of roughly thirty kilobases.
    • The gene is about two kilobases long.
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