base pairing

base pairing
base pair·ing -'pa(ə)r-iŋ, -'pe(ə)r- n the pairing of purine and pyrimidine bases cross-linked by hydrogen bonds in two complementary strands of DNA

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the linking of the two strands of a DNA molecule by means of hydrogen bonds between the bases of the nucleotides. Adenine always pairs with thymine and cytosine with guanine. See DNA.

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the bonding between purines and pyrimidines in nucleic acids; see under pair.

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