| antiparallel | <molecular biology> Having the opposite polarity (for example the two strands of a DNA molecule). (18 Nov 1997) |
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| antiparallel strand | A macromolecular strand that is oriented in the opposite direction of a neighboring strand. (05 Mar 2000) |
| complementary strands | <molecular biology> Two single strands of DNA in which the nucleotide sequence is such that they will bind as a result of base pairing throughout their full length. (05 Jan 1998) |
| homology of strands | homology of chains |