base-pairing

[ beys-pair-ing ]

noun

, Biotechnology.

1. the process of binding separate DNA sequences by base pairs.

base pairing

noun

1. biochem the hydrogen bonding that occurs between complementary nitrogenous bases in the two polynucleotide chains of a DNA molecule

base-pairing

1. The hydrogen bonding of complementary nitrogen bases, one purine and one pyrimidine. Base-pairing occurs between the complementary strands of a DNA molecule or a DNA/RNA hybrid, and in the complementary pairing of codons and anticodons during the process of translation.