deoxyribonucleic acid mismatch

synonyms: DNA mismatch, mismatch in DNA, multi-base mismatch, single mismatch
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.09699

Defect in the double stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) structure in which the DNA double helix contains one (or more) non-standard base pairs.

Note: One mismatch is known as a single mismatch. Multiple mismatches are called multi-base mismatches.
Example: Guanine paired with thymine instead of cytosine, or adenine with cytosine instead of thymine.
Source:
PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. (Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)) on page 1145 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'deoxyribonucleic acid mismatch' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.09699 RIS BibTex EndNote
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