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base-pair⋅ing

[beys-pair-ing]
–noun Biotechnology.
the process of binding separate DNA sequences by base pairs.
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base-pair·ing   (bās'pâr'ĭng)
n.  The hydrogen bonding of complementary nitrogenous bases, one purine and one pyrimidine, in DNA and in hybrid molecules joining DNA and RNA.
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base-pairing  
The hydrogen bonding of complementary nitrogen bases, one purine and one pyrimidine. Base-pairing occurs between the complementary strands of a DNA molecule or a DNA/RNA hybrid, and in the complementary pairing of codons and anticodons during the process of translation.
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