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-	Base pair: a term used to describe how nitrogenous bases in nucleic acids interact with each other via hydrogen bonds to form double-stranded molecules (including dsDNA, dsRNA, and DNA/RNA hybrids).	+	Base pair: a term used to describe how nitrogenous bases (G, A, T/U, and C) in nucleic acids interact with each other via hydrogen bonds to form double-stranded molecules (including dsDNA, dsRNA, and DNA/RNA hybrids). G always pairs with C, and T/U always pairs with A.