MicroBiology

Antisense is one of the stand of DNA, so the DNA having the antisense strand is called antisense DNA. Normally DNA composes of double strands which are sense strand and antisense strand. Only one of the strand codes the RNA which is further translated into the protein. The strand which does not take part in RNA coding process is known as the sense strand.

The vital function of the antisense DNA strand is to carry the information which is necessary for making the proteins. The proteins are made by binding the corresponding strand of the mRNA. Even though both of the stands are mirror image of each other, still only antisense strand is the one which contains the information for the protein process.