Where does “kilobasepair” come from?
kilobasepair (English) comes from English kilo — Clipping of kilogram.
Ancestry of “kilobasepair”, step by step
kilobasepair traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kilo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kilo | Clipping of kilogram |
via English basepair
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | basepair | To bind separate DNA or RNA sequences by base pairs |