Bazispár

Bazispár is a Hungarian term that translates to "base pair" in English. It refers to the fundamental unit of double-stranded nucleic acids, such as DNA and RNA. A base pair consists of two nitrogenous bases that are linked together by hydrogen bonds. In DNA, the bases are adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G), and cytosine (C). Adenine always pairs with thymine (A-T), and guanine always pairs with cytosine (G-C). These specific pairing rules are known as complementary base pairing. In RNA, uracil (U) replaces thymine, so adenine pairs with uracil (A-U), and guanine pairs with cytosine (G-C). The sequence of these base pairs along a nucleic acid strand carries the genetic information. The specific order of bases determines the sequence of amino acids in proteins, which in turn dictates the function of an organism. The structure of the DNA double helix is stabilized by these hydrogen bonds between complementary base pairs.