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).