antisense

noun, adj — 2 senses

noun

/ˌæntaɪˈsɛns/ · /ˌæntiˈsɛns/

Etymology From anti- + sense.

Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences The strand of nucleic acid complementary to a strand which codes for an RNA or protein.

Antonyms: sense
Derived terms: antisense therapy, antisense therapy antisense oligonucleotide, nonantisense

adj

Etymology From anti- + sense.

Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences Of a strand of nucleic acid, complementary to a strand coding for RNA or protein.

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