Base Pair Mismatch

Synonyms

Base Pair Mismatches

Mismatch, Base Pair

Mismatches, Base Pair

The presence of an uncomplimentary base in double-stranded DNA caused by spontaneous deamination of cytosine or adenine, mismatching during homologous recombination, or errors in DNA replication. Multiple, sequential base pair mismatches lead to formation of heteroduplex DNA; (NUCLEIC ACID HETERODUPLEXES).