Where does “kilobase pair” come from?
kilobase pair (English) comes from English kilo — Clipping of kilogram.
kilobase pair (English): One thousand base pairs in succession
Definitions
- One thousand base pairs in succession
Ancestry of “kilobase pair”, step by step
kilobase pair traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kilo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kilo | Clipping of kilogram |
via English base pair
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | base pair | In molecular biology, two nucleotides on opposite... |