What Is a Kilobase?

Kilobase pairs are kbp , or abbreviated as kb (for double-stranded and single-stranded nucleic acids, kb refers to kilobases). A unit of length for a DNA fragment. One thousand base pairs is equivalent to two or two thousand nucleotides.

Kilobase pairs

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Kilobase pairs are kbp , or abbreviated as kb (for double-stranded and single-stranded nucleic acids, kb refers to kilobases). A unit of length for a DNA fragment. One thousand base pairs is equivalent to two or two thousand nucleotides.
Kilobase (kb)
Definition: A unit of length for a DNA fragment. A kilobase pair is equivalent to 2000 nucleotides.

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