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antisense strand

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antisense strand,
the strand of a double-stranded nucleic acid that is complementary to the sense strand, in DNA being the template strand on which the mRNA is synthesized. Compare sense strand.

antisense strand
one of the two strands in a DNA molecule that is not transcribed.


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The sense strand (labeled blue) yielded 1 characteristic peak pattern, while the antisense strand (labeled green) yielded 2-3 characteristic peak patterns.
In this technique, a complementary strand of RNA, the antisense strand, binds to part of a cell's normal, single-stranded RNA.
The first product, now on the market, amplifies the antisense strand of RNA.
 
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