Definition of Base pair

1. Noun. One of the pairs of chemical bases joined by hydrogen bonds that connect the complementary strands of a DNA molecule or of an RNA molecule that has two strands; the base pairs are adenine with thymine and guanine with cytosine in DNA and adenine with uracil and guanine with cytosine in RNA.

Group relationships: Deoxyribonucleic Acid, Desoxyribonucleic Acid, Dna
Generic synonyms: Base, Nucleotide

Medical Definition of Base pair

1. Two nitrogenous bases (adenine and thymine or guanine and cytosine) held together by weak bonds. Two strands of DNA are held together in the shape of a double helix by the bonds between base pairs. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Base Pair

base of mandible
base of metacarpal bone
base of metatarsal bone
base of modiolus
base of operations
base of patella
base of phalanx
base of prostate
base of renal pyramid
base of sacrum
base of skull
base of stapes
base of tongue
base on balls
base pair (current term)
base pair (current term)
base pairing
base projection
base rate
base runner
base sequence
base sequence analysis
base substitution
base units
base view
bash
Basham's mixture
bashaw
bashaw
bashaws

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