Sense strand. Definition. noun, plural: sense strands. Strand of DNA running from 5' to 3' complementing the antisense strand, and transcribed into mRNA. Supplement. The sense strand is the segment in the DNA to be transcribed to make mRNA. The resulting mRNA transcript can then be processed (e.g. splicing, in eukaryotes) and translated into a polypeptide. Also called: 1  coding strand.
Definitions for vested interest. vested interest(noun) (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another. vested interest(noun) groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit. Vested interest.
Vested. Vested is a word that is mostly used as vested interest though the word has other meanings too. But let us first talk about the most common usage of the word as in vested interest. If you have vested interest in something, you have a special reason to take interest in it and you are biased and cannot take a neutral stand. If cigarette manufacturers want tobacco laws to be amended according to their wishes, it is because of their vested interest in it.