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.
In law, vesting is to give an immediately secured right of present or future deployment. One has a vested right to an asset that cannot be taken away by any third party, even though one may not yet possess the asset. When the right, interest, or title to the present or future possession of a legal estate can be transferred to any other party, it is termed a vested interest.