base pair

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [beys pair]
- /beɪs pɛər/
- /beɪs peə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beys pair]
- /beɪs pɛər/

Definitions of base pair words

noun base pair a pair of bases consisting of the pyrimidine base of one nucleotide joined by a hydrogen bond to the complementary purine base of another nucleotide: such pairs form the links between the two strands of DNA and of double-stranded RNA 3
noun base pair any of the pairs of the hydrogen-bonded purine and pyrimidine bases that form the links between the sugar-phosphate backbones of nucleic acid molecules: the pairs are adenine and thymine in DNA, adenine and uracil in RNA, and guanine and cytosine in both DNA and RNA. 1
noun base pair (biology) In molecular biology, two nucleotides on opposite complementary DNA or RNA strands that are connected via hydrogen bonds. 0

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Origin of base pair

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65

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base pair popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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