"basepair" meaning in All languages combined

See basepair on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: basepairs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} basepair (plural basepairs)
  1. Alternative spelling of base pair Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: base pair Derived forms: kilobasepair, megabasepair, gigabasepair
    Sense id: en-basepair-en-noun-HX4ZHsoE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40

Verb [English]

Forms: basepairs [present, singular, third-person], basepairing [participle, present], basepaired [participle, past], basepaired [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} basepair (third-person singular simple present basepairs, present participle basepairing, simple past and past participle basepaired)
  1. (biochemistry) To bind separate DNA or RNA sequences by base pairs. Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-basepair-en-verb-12sCMIG~ Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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