Base pair
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| Base pair | |
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| Term | Base pair |
| Short definition | base pair - (pronounced) (bay payer) Molecules called nucleotides on opposite strands of the DNA double helix that form chemical bonds with each other. These chemical bonds act like rungs on a ladder, helping to hold the two strands of DNA together. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
base pair - (pronounced) (bay payer) Molecules called nucleotides on opposite strands of the DNA double helix that form chemical bonds with each other. These chemical bonds act like rungs on a ladder, helping to hold the two strands of DNA together. There are four nucleotides, or bases, in DNA: adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T). These bases form specific pairs (A with T and G with C)
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