double-stranded

English

Adjective

double-stranded (not comparable)

1. Having two strands.
2. (genetics) 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

Translations

having two strands

Chinese: Mandarin: 双链 (zh) (shuāngliàn) Japanese: 二本鎖 (にほんくさり, nihonnkusari)