mispairings
Incorrectly joined pairs
Mispairings are incorrect or unsuitable combinations of things that should match or go together.
The term appears frequently in genetics, where it describes errors in the matching of nucleotide bases during DNA replication, which can lead to mutations.
More broadly, it applies to any faulty pairing: The tournament bracket was full of mispairings that put top seeds against each other in early rounds.
Wine experts might lament mispairings of food and wine that clash rather than complement.
Violent disagreement or collision
- dissonanceLack of harmony
- mismatchIncompatible combination
- incompatibilityUnable to function together
- incongruityLack of harmony
disharmony · discordance · jarring · grating · clashing · ill-suited · out-of-place · awkward
Wrong action or decision
- glitchMinor system fault
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- faultImperfection or blame
- flawImperfection in something
blunder · oversight · slip · mix-up · misconfiguration · misassignment · malfunction · defect
Gene variant at one locus
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- recombinationGenetic material exchange process
- segregationForced separation by group
linkage · hybridization · heterozygous · homozygous · genotype · phenotype · inheritance · meiosis
clash
Violent disagreement or collision
- dissonanceLack of harmony
- mismatchIncompatible combination
- incompatibilityUnable to function together
incongruity · disharmony · discordance · jarring · grating · clashing · ill-suited · out-of-place · awkward · uncoordinated
mistake
Wrong action or decision
flaw · blunder · oversight · slip · mix-up · misconfiguration · misassignment · malfunction · defect · inaccuracy
allele
Gene variant at one locus
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- recombinationGenetic material exchange process
segregation · linkage · hybridization · heterozygous · homozygous · genotype · phenotype · inheritance · meiosis · gamete