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megabase

noun

Etymology

From mega- + base.

  1. derived from βάσις
  2. derived from basis
  3. derived from base
  4. inherited from base
  5. prefixed as megabase — “mega + base”

Definitions

  1. A length of nucleic acid containing one million nucleotides (bases if single-stranded,…

    A length of nucleic acid containing one million nucleotides (bases if single-stranded, base pairs if double-stranded)

  2. A very large player-built structure where the player lives.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for megabase. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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