single-stranded
Not double-wound
Single-stranded describes a nucleic acid molecule consisting of only one polynucleotide chain, rather than the paired double helix.
DNA is typically double-stranded, but RNA is usually single-stranded: The virus has a single-stranded RNA genome.
The term appears in molecular biology and genetics contexts.
Gene expression molecule
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
- ribonucleicPertaining to RNA
deoxyribonucleic · complementary · antisense · template · primer · probe · hybridization · annealing
Viral genetic material's casing
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- retrovirusRNA virus copying into DNA
- bacteriophageVirus infecting bacterial cells
Nucleic acid synthesis enzyme
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- sequencingDetermining element order
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
template · primer · unwinding · elongation · initiation · termination
RNA
Gene expression molecule
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
ribonucleic · deoxyribonucleic · complementary · antisense · template · primer · probe · hybridization · annealing · hairpin
capsid
Viral genetic material's casing
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- retrovirusRNA virus copying into DNA
bacteriophage · parvovirus · coronavirus · influenza · mutation
polymerase
Nucleic acid synthesis enzyme
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- sequencingDetermining element order
amplification · template · primer · unwinding · elongation · initiation · termination
single-strandeddouble-stranded
Having two linked strands
duplex · paired · double helix · complementary · hybridized
single, strand, stranded, singly, singles, singled, singling, singleton, singular