WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
com′plemen′tary strand′, [Biochem.]
  1. Biochemistryeither of the two chains that make up a double helix of DNA, with corresponding positions on the two chains being composed of a pair of complementary bases.
  2. Biochemistrya section of one nucleic acid chain that is bonded to another by a sequence of base pairs.

'complementary strand' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
palindrome - replication - template

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