Mispair

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    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."

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"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."

Etymology

From mis- + pair.

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