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single-stranded

single-stranded

1 5.5
Has only one long chain of atoms instead of two chains joined together
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɪŋɡəl ˈstrændɪd/
  • Specialized
: de cadena sencilla
  • Human parechovirus (HPeV) is a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the family Picornaviridae and the genus Parechovirus (1, 2).
  • single-stranded RNA
  • single-stranded DNA
  • single-stranded RNA virus

Examples

  • And that allows you to build a polymer of single stranded DNA, right?

  • Hepatitis C (Flaviviridae hepacivirus) is a small, enveloped, single-stranded RNA virus.

    Blog text (18)

  • But it travels around as a single stranded piece of DNA.

  • And it can be single stranded or double stranded.

  • And those genes then produce RNA, which is a single stranded version of DNA.

  • Single-stranded fragments containing both A and B are kept in further steps.

    Academic text (2008)

  • RNA has a similar structure to DNA, but is often single-stranded, shorter, and less stable than DNA.

    Blog text (18)

  • Different from viruses, the viroid lacks a protein envelope and the genome is a closed, single-stranded RNA molecule.

    Academic text (2017)

  • For example, graphene binds to single-stranded DNA effectively but not to double-stranded DNA and can protect oligonucleotides from enzymatic cleavage.

    Academic text (2018)

  • During the experiment, we isolated a single-stranded RNA molecule that plays a crucial role in protein synthesis.

Synonyms

unstranded
vssingle-stranded
  • Specialized
1 7.8

Having only one long thin piece of material that carries genes, like RNA, not two

applies specifically to molecules, especially nucleic acids, rather than any strand material
unifilar
vssingle-stranded
  • Specialized
9.9

Having only one thin wire in electrical devices

is about molecules with one strand rather than a filament or wire

How Interwoven

intricate
73 6.7
interwoven
9 5.5
single-stranded
  • Specialized
1 5.5

Surface Forms

single-stranded positive

Morphology

single-stranded = single + strand (transparent) = single + strand + ed

Formed from the compound elements 'single' + 'strand' with the adjective-forming suffix '-ed', yielding the literal meaning 'having one strand'.

Etymology

Single-stranded breaks into single meaning 'one' and strand meaning 'thread', like a 'strand of hair'. So a single-stranded molecule is like one thread of genetic material instead of two threads twisted together, which helps explain why it is more flexible and more reactive.