bp

DNA length unit

Bp is an informal written abbreviation for bishop, used in chess notation and ecclesiastical contexts.

In medical settings, bp (or BP) commonly abbreviates blood pressure: The nurse checked my bp. (Uppercase BP is the energy company.)

measurement

systolic

Of heart contraction

cuff · reading · monitor · hypertension · hypotension · pulse · cardiovascular · measurement · checkup · screening

Opposites
structural unit size

bpnucleotide

Genetic code subunit

kilobase · genome · chromosome

molecular structure

bpsingle-stranded

Having one chain only

mismatch · overhang · nick

Family

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