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• combination of 2 nucleotides (A and T or G and C) held together by weak hydrogen bonds; the DNA double helix is formed when a base pair of nucleotides in the DNA strands are connected by these bonds.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Base pair. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved June 6, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/base-pair.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Base pair. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/base-pair (accessed: June 6, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Base pair." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 6 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/base-pair.

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