Complementary

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(idea) by Mesk (6.8 mon) (print)   (I like it!) Wed Oct 02 2002 at 11:09:42

(Molecular biology) Of two strands of DNA or RNA; being able to bind to one another by sequence-specific interactions between nucleotides.

(This writeup is still under construction - I'm looking for a more coherent definition, but this one will serve for the moment as a vaguely useful explanatory hardlink from several other writeups. It will be updated within a few days.)

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:37:33

Com`ple*men"ta"ry (?), a.

Serving to fill out or to complete; as, complementary numbers.

Complementary colors. See under Color. -- Complementary angles Math., two angles whose sum is 90°.

 

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Com`ple*men"ta*ry, n. [See Complimentary.]

One skilled in compliments.

[Obs.]

B. Jonson.

 

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