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Definition of Complementary sequence
Medically reviewed by Min Clinic Staff | Updated: January 2026
Complementary sequence: Nucleic acid sequence of bases that can form a double- stranded structure by matching base pairs. For example, the complementary sequence to C-A-T-G (where each letter stands for one of the bases in DNA) is G-T-A-C.