adj 1  :  having a complementary sequence to a segment of genetic material (as mRNA) and serving to inhibit gene function < nucleotides>  < RNA>  - compare MISSENSE NONSENSE   2  :  concerned with or resulting from research on antisense DNA and RNA < technology>  < drugs which inhibit malignant cell proliferation>  .
 
   
 
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