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base pair

/ˈbeɪs pɛər/

Traducción: Par de bases nitrogenadas complementarias (como adenina-timina o guanina-citosina) unidas por puentes de hidrógeno en la molécula de ADN o ARN, que constituye la unidad fundamental del código genético.

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C1formalcommonscientific/ˈbeɪs pɛər/

A pair of complementary nitrogenous bases (such as adenine-thymine or guanine-cytosine) held together by hydrogen bonds in a DNA or RNA molecule, forming the fundamental unit of the genetic code.

  • 🇪🇸Par de bases nitrogenadas complementarias (como adenina-timina o guanina-citosina) unidas por puentes de hidrógeno en la molécula de ADN o ARN, que constituye la unidad fundamental del código genético.
  1. DNA unit C1 formal

    A pair of complementary nitrogenous bases (adenine-thymine or guanine-cytosine) held together by hydrogen bonds in a DNA molecule.

    • The human genome contains approximately 3 billion base pairs.
    • Mutations can occur when a single base pair is changed.
    • Scientists use base pair sequences to study genetic relationships.

    🇪🇸par de bases