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Symbol for base pair(s), used as a unit at the molecular level for measuring distances along a duplex polynucleotide and corresponding to the number of paired bases in a particular segment of DNA (or duplex RNA). See also kilobase.
From: bp in A Dictionary of Biology »
Subjects: Biological Sciences.
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