double-stranded

adj — 2 senses

double-stranded

adj

Having two strands.

Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences That have two helical strands of nucleic acid that wind around each other and are connected by hydrogen bonds.

Synonyms: ds
Derived terms: ds
Related terms: single-stranded

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