Base pair

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001120",
  "term": "Base pair",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Two nucleobases located on opposing strands of a double-stranded nucleic acid molecule, such as DNA or RNA, that are linked by hydrogen bonds. The specific pairing rules dictate that adenine (A) forms two hydrogen bonds with thymine (T) in DNA or uracil (U) in RNA, while guanine (G) forms three hydrogen bonds with cytosine (C). The sequence of these pairs along the sugar-phosphate backbone encodes genetic information, and the length of a DNA molecule is often measured in the number of base pairs (bp).",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "nucleobase"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. 'Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)' on page 1143 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1120)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/base-pair/"
}