Preferred term
base pair
Is replaced by
Definition
- [Henderson's] single pair of complementary nucleotides from opposite strands of the DNA double helix. The number of base pairs is used as a measure of length of a double-stranded DNA.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- base paired
- base pairing
- base pairings
- base pairs
- based pairing
- BP
Scope note
- MS Academic Keywords
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/msa0102
