Meanings
nounleading strand (plural leading strands)
plural leading strands
- biologyThe strand of DNA that is synthesized during replication
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 前导链
- 前导链 (qiándǎo liàn)a strand of new DNA which is synthesized in the same direction as the growing replication fork
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