DNA strand terminology

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Sense strand, coding strand, noncodagenic strand, nontemplate strand

The DNA strand with the same sequence as the transcribed mRNA (given U in RNA and T in DNA).

Antisense strand, noncoding strand, codagenic strand, template strand

The DNA strand that forms the template for both the transcribed mRNA and the coding DNA strand.

References

  1. http://www.biochem.northwestern.edu/holmgren/Glossary/Definitions/Def-C/coding_strand.html [Codingsite]
  2. http://www.biochem.northwestern.edu/holmgren/Glossary/Definitions/Def-A/anticoding_strand.html

    [Anticodingsite]

  3. Schickor P, Metzger W, Werel W, Lederer H, and Heumann H. Topography of intermediates in transcription initiation of E.coli. EMBO J 1990 Jul; 9(7) 2215-20. pmid:2192861. PubMed HubMed [Schickor-EMBO-1990]
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