Kilobase vs. Megabase — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Kilobase and Megabase
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Kilobase
A length of double-stranded DNA containing two thousand nucleotides, one thousand on each strand
Megabase
A length of nucleic acid containing one million nucleotides (bases if single-stranded, base pairs if double-stranded)
Kilobase
A length of single-stranded RNA containing one thousand nucleotides
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