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base pairIn biochemistry, the linkage of two base (purine or pyrimidine) molecules that join the complementary strands of DNA. Adenine forms a base pair with thymine (or uracil in RNA) and cytosine pairs with guanine in a double-stranded nucleic acid molecule. One base lies on one strand of the DNA double helix and one on the other, so that the base pairs link the two strands like the rungs of a ladder. In DNA, there are four bases: adenine and guanine (purines) and cytosine and thymine (pyrimidines). Adenine always pairs with thymine and cytosine with guanine. The sizes of genes and genomes are commonly cited in base pairs, for example the human genome consists of around 3 billion base pairs. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In contrast, people's genomes are about 3 billion base pairs long. 9 billion DNA base pairs, and incorporates a third more data than earlier versions. The sequencing results show that the Aspergillus oryzae genome has about 38 million base pairs and 12,000 genes. |
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