Term Name: nucleic acid binding
Synonyms: base pairing
Definition: Interacting selectively and non-covalently with any nucleic acid.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0003676]   QuickGO   AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: heterocyclic compound binding organic cyclic compound binding
has subtype: annealing activity DNA binding DNA/RNA hybrid binding regulatory region nucleic acid binding RNA binding translation regulator activity, nucleic acid binding