The synthetic P-Z genetic system base pairs by a unique arrangement of three hydrogen bonds. Burley and colleagues describe a study that highlights how loss of this synthetic genetic information is driven by Z mispairing with G. They show that G-Z mispairing has two highly pH-dependent pairing regimes whereby Z acts as an anionic mimic of C in a G-C base pair at pH > 7.8.
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