Meaning of BASE PAIR

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  one of the pairs of chemical bases joined by hydrogen bonds that connect the complementary strands of a DNA molecule or of an RNA molecule that has two strands; the base pairs are adenine with thymine and guanine with cytosine in DNA and adenine with uracil and guanine with cytosine in RNA
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	See Also:		deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA, nucleotide
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		Two nitrogenous bases (adenine and thymine or guanine and cytosine) held together by weak bonds. Two strands of DNA are held together in the shape of a double helix by the bonds between base pairs.
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Glossary
	Definition:		A pair of complementary nitrogenous bases in a DNA molecule--adenine-thymine and guanine-cytosine. Also, the unit of measurement for DNA sequences.
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