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What is an antisense?

What is an antisense? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (genetics) A molecule which interacts with a complementary strand of nucleic acids, so as to suppress its transcription.
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However, this leaves a problem, namely which gene in a pair of bidirectional protein-coding genes should we consider the sense gene and which the antisense?
The company retains the right to practice its licensed antisense patent technologies and to sublicense it to collaborators.
In the long run, I fully expect gene therapy and antisense to fix what can be fixed at the genomic level.
Liposomal formulations of genetic drugs such as antisense oligonucleotides and plasmid DNA are difficult to achieve.
Loomis of the University of California, San Diego, used antisense genes in a slime mold to investigate cell specialization and movement.
The genotypes were confirmed by sequencing both sense and antisense strands using forward and reverse primers in separate reactions.

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