noun
- plural of kilobase; units of measurement equal to 1,000 base pairs of DNA or RNA
Usage: molecular biology; genetics
Examples
- The gene spans approximately 15 kilobases of genomic DNA.
- Scientists sequenced 500 kilobases of the bacterial chromosome.
- The plasmid contains 8.5 kilobases of cloned DNA.
- Researchers identified mutations within 20 kilobases of the target region.
- The viral genome is only 5 kilobases long.
- PCR amplification produced fragments ranging from 2 to 10 kilobases.