mispair en · VERB
Etymology
From mis- + pair.
Meanings
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To pair incorrectly; to mismatch in twos.
Whether they are involved in carcinogenesis by induction of a heritable lesion would depend, I believe, on their ability either to mispair or to misrepair.
1982, Yutaka Kawazoe, “Molecular Mechanism of Chemical Modification of Cellular Nucleic Acid Bases by 4-Hydroxyaminoquinoline 1-oxide”, in Carcinogenic and Mutagenic N-substituted Aryl Compounds, page 185:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mispaired | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| mispaired | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| mispairs | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| mispairing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |