A pair of complementary bases (chemical units that form DNA) in a double-stranded nucleic acid molecule.
In DNA, the base adenine (A) always pairs with thymine (T) and the base cytosine (C) always pairs with guanine (G).
Scientists at Celera Genomics (USA) announced last week that the Drosophila melanogaster genome seems 'significantly larger' than previous estimates. They suggest that this may be the case with the current estimate of 3 billion base pairs for the human genome which may have to be readjusted to as many as...
The Wellcome Trust is to fund 67% of a two year, $45m (£30m), international project to define some 300,000 DNA sequence variations in the human genome. The remaining funds come from a consortium of ten of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, who have also agreed to put the newly discovered...
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