antisense

antisense definition - medical

an·ti·sense (ănˌtē-sĕnsˈ, ănˌtī-)

adjective
Of or relating to a nucleotide sequence that is complementary to a sequence of messenger RNA. When antisense DNA or RNA is added to a cell, it binds to a specific messenger RNA molecule and inactivates it.

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