Glossary Term

Base Pair

PCR TermsEN

Definition

The paired nucleotides in a DNA or RNA sequence.

Extended Notes

Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C94634. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0. Source identity and definition checked automatically on 2026-10-18. No individual clinical interpretation or human reviewer is asserted.

Also Known As

Base Pair

References

NCI Thesaurus 26.09d — Base Pair (C94634)
Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C94634. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0.
Association of serum chitotriosidase enzyme levels with 24-base pair duplication variant and autoimmune thyroid disease. — Egypt J Immunol, 2026-10-01 (PMID 42929167; literature)

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FASTQ Format

A text-based format for storing a biological sequence that encodes the nucleotide calls as well as their quality scores. It is an extension of the FASTA format.

Phred Quality Score

A score reported on a logarithmic scale representing the probability that a nucleotide base was incorrectly called by the base caller.

Sequencing Library

A collection of double stranded DNA fragments flanked by oligonucleotide sequence adapters to enable their analysis by high-throughput sequencing.