complementary bases
1complementary strand — Biochem. 1. either of the two chains that make up a double helix of DNA, with corresponding positions on the two chains being composed of a pair of complementary bases. 2. a section of one nucleic acid chain that is bonded to another by a… …
2complementary strand — Biochem. 1. either of the two chains that make up a double helix of DNA, with corresponding positions on the two chains being composed of a pair of complementary bases. 2. a section of one nucleic acid chain that is bonded to another by a… …
3Complementary sequence — Nucleic acid sequence of bases that can form a double stranded structure by matching base pairs. For example, the complementary sequence to C A T G (where each letter stands for one of the bases in DNA) is G T A C …
4complementary — com·ple·men·ta·ry .käm plə ment ə rē, men trē adj 1) relating to or constituting one of a pair of contrasting colors that produce a neutral color when combined in suitable proportions 2) characterized by molecular complementarity esp… …
5complementary — adjective Date: 1829 1. relating to or constituting one of a pair of contrasting colors that produce a neutral color when combined in suitable proportions 2. serving to fill out or complete 3. mutually supplying each other s lack 4. being… …
6complementary base — Genetics. either of the nucleotide bases linked by a hydrogen bond on opposite strands of DNA or double stranded RNA: guanine is the complementary base of cytosine, and adenine is the complementary base of thymine in DNA and of uracil in RNA. Cf …
7complementary base — Genetics. either of the nucleotide bases linked by a hydrogen bond on opposite strands of DNA or double stranded RNA: guanine is the complementary base of cytosine, and adenine is the complementary base of thymine in DNA and of uracil in RNA. Cf …
8complementary DNA — noun synthetic DNA in which the sequence of bases is complementary to that of a given sequence of messenger RNA …
9complementary — adjective a) Acting as a complement. b) Of the specific pairings of the bases in DNA and RNA. See Also: complementarity, complemental …
10Lewis acids and bases — A Lewis acid is a chemical compound, A, that can accept a pair of electrons from a Lewis base, B, that acts as an electron pair donor, forming an adduct, AB. :A + :B rarr; A B Gilbert N. Lewis proposed this definition, which is based on chemical… …
