单链

Traditional form:

單鏈

Pinyin (reading):

dānliàn

Definitions:

• single chain
• refers to RNA as opposed to the double helix DNA

Characters:

• 单 - single, individual, only; lone
• 链 - chain, wire; chains, shackles

Traditional characters:

• 單 - single, individual, only; lone
• 鏈 - chain, wire; chains, shackles