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base pairing,

the formation of base pairs in DNA.

base pairing

Molecular biology The specific complementary hydrogen bonding of the bases–purines and pyrimidines—in a double stranded nucleic acid; BP results in formation of a double helix from 2 complementary single strands; in DNA the pairs are adenine + thymine and guanine + cytosine; in RNA, the pairs are adenine + uracil and guanine +cytosine. See Hybridization.

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