Hoogsteen base pair

noun

A variation of basepairing in nucleic acids such as the A•T pair.

Meanings

nounHoogsteen base pair (plural Hoogsteen base pairs)

plural Hoogsteen base pairs

  1. molecular biologybiologyA variation of basepairing in nucleic acids such as the A•T pair.
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