antisense

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæntaɪˈsɛns/, /ˌæntiˈsɛns/

Noun

antisense (plural antisenses)

1. (genetics) The strand of nucleic acid complementary to a strand which codes for an RNA or protein.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “genetics”): sense

Derived terms

• antisense therapy antisense oligonucleotide
• nonantisense

Translations

nucleic acid complementary to a coding strand

French: antisens (fr) Italian: antisenso Korean: 안티센스 (antisenseu) Portuguese: anti-sentido, sentido negativo Spanish: antisentido m

Adjective

antisense (not comparable)

1. (genetics) Of a strand of nucleic acid, complementary to a strand coding for RNA or protein.

Further reading

• antisense RNA on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• sense (molecular biology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• insensate