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Although U has the same base-pairing properties as does T, it belongs in RNA.
From Nature ● Jul. 7, 2020
His colleague Jerry Donohue then pointed out that he was using the molecular structures of the enol isomers of the bases, which cannot form the hydrogen bonds necessary for base-pairing.
From Nature ● Oct. 8, 2019
But because of A-T and C-G base-pairing, DNA produces another, subtler type that reads forward down one strand and backward across the other.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2012
Describe the structure and complementary base pairing of DNA.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Hydrogen bonds are also involved in various recognition processes, such as DNA complementary base pairing and the binding of an enzyme to its substrate, as illustrated in Figure 2.30.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Nitrogenous bases bond with certain other bases in a process called base pairing.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018
The “Aha! moment”, when Watson deduces the base pairing model – the molecular basis of heredity – is unforgettable.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 10, 2017
Gene regulation works through the transcription of DNA into RNA—which depends on base pairing.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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