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Base Pair

A pair of complementary nucleotides (A with T, G with C) held together by hydrogen bonds. Genome size is often measured in base pairs (bp) or kilobases (kb).

Example in a sentence

The region spanned 1,000 base pairs according to the BED file.

Key facts

  • bp or kb used for length; e.g., read length 150 bp.
  • Reference genome size in Gb (billions of base pairs).

Category: Genetics & Variation

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