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  base-pairing

  noun

  the process of binding separate DNA sequences by base pairs.
• base pairing
  base pairing

  noun

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

base-pairing

American  

[bays-pair-ing] / ˈbeɪsˌpɛər ɪŋ /

noun

Biotechnology.

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

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base pairing British  

noun

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

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base-pairing Scientific  

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.

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base-pairing base pairing

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

Only certain types of base pairing are allowed.

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

The double-helix model explains Chargaff’s rule of base pairing and how two strands of DNA are held together.

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

Remarkably, the three R’s of gene physiology are acutely dependent on the molecular structure of DNA—on the Watson-Crick base pairing of the double helix.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee